Great potential but it depends on what team you are on - Anonymous employee Workday Employee Review

3.0
4 Jan 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

At a corporate level Workday does a great job of balancing the needs of its workers with the needs of its customers. The executive teams seems to truly value it’s people.

Cons

Unfortunately, this can’t be said for all of the groups within Workday. Explosive growth makes it difficult to ensure that everyone in the company is in line with the "Workday Way". This is especially true for the Financial Development Team. They have had a string of Vice Presidents that don’t live up to the companies core values. My advice to anyone looking to join Workday, go to another team.

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Workday Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback. At Workday, our employees are our No. 1 core value, and it’s discouraging to hear that you feel leaders on your team are not living up to our high standards. We will definitely take this feedback to heart and have shared this with relevant teams. If you’re comfortable doing so, you can share more detailed, confidential feedback with us via employee.feedback@workday.com.

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Thank you for your thoughtful review. We're aware that there's always room to grow, but at Workday, we take pride in our dedication to our Workmates and the 'employee first' ethos we've embedded since day one. We value your feedback as well as the praise you have provided in your review.
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