Does Workday pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Workday employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Workday. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Workday?

59% of Workday employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Workday 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Workday?

Software Engineer (262) , Account Executive (230) , Senior Software Engineer (97) , Product Manager (96) , Software Development Engineer (79) , Consultant (67) , Manager (58) , Director (49) , Senior Consultant (49) , Software Applications Engineer (48) , Sales (46) , Corporate Sales Development (44) , Customer Success Manager (37) , Program Manager (37) , Senior Product Manager (37)

What are the pros of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"The culture is great and from day one you can tell you are cared about as an individual." ((in 759 reviews)); "The people you work with are also great and there’s always a good sense of camaraderie around the increasingly difficult times." ((in 466 reviews)); "Benefits are great and plentiful." ((in 411 reviews)); "Good work life balance and one of the top silicon valley company to work with." ((in 369 reviews)); "Pay and time everything is good" ((in 171 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Workday according to real employee reviews?

"up' it is sad to see a company that is so great be tainted by poor management." ((in 143 reviews)); "You can end up with a bad manager and department and its all downhill from there." ((in 138 reviews)); "Senior leadership MUST address this and try to make it up to the poor people they've wronged." ((in 109 reviews)); "many layoffs" ((in 74 reviews)); "Middle management is horrible!" ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Workday layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Workday layoffs and their outlook for job security at Workday in 2026.

Workday reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,579 total reviews)

Aneel Bhusri

61% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

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Workday has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,579 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Workday employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

2.0

Jul 15, 2019

Don’t fall for working in Xpresso

Software applications developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, some good peers, bagels

Cons

Lower salary then most Terrible manager You don’t get experience in a real language It is really hard to find a job after Workday, don’t let them sell you a bill of goods

4.0

Jul 2, 2019

Good Company But not Excellent

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with. Great work life balance.

Cons

Bad management when it comes to promote people who deserve it. Managers do not take employee feedback seriously. If you are an app dev and using XO then good luck if you want . to find a new job somewhere else.

2.0

Mar 7, 2019

Not recommended

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The company is doing well right now - Some engineers seem genuinely interested in learning and improving system architecture

Cons

- Based in Pleasanton - Slow pace of development due in part to... - Difficulty in coordinating end to end features - Cliquish culture - Hypersensitivity hinders polite, yet open discourse because fear of offending egos, or appearing to have differing ideas. - A lot of company specific knowledge, which likely won't translate to future positions

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