Great company but several cons depending where you work - Manager Workday Employee Review

2.0
30 May 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great culture and values, unlimited PTO although for management is not that easy to take time off, free snacks and catered lunches on certain occasions, excellent C-level executives otherwise the company wouldn't be doing so well - GREAT CFO, competitive salaries, great benefits, very customer focused and they are successful at it.

Cons

All the greatness of this company is easily erased from the employee's experience because it has terrible upper and lower management. The finance team in the Salt Lake City site is a perfect example. The hiring manager brought in several employees from her former company and favoritism became an issue . Some excellent talent left due that practice. Managers had sudden changes of heart and from being an excellent employee one day, the next day you were terrible and were bullied until you resign even if you were a manager. Level 1 managers could not manage effectively due to being micro managed. If you disagreed, you were now that terrible employee despite of having had success at other and bigger companies. The teams in SLC have not been able to adapt and assimilate the great culture and values that this great California based company has.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good culture and product, pay is nice

Cons

Not too many to think of

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Workday Response
1w
Thank you for sharing your experience at Workday. It is fantastic to hear you've enjoyed the culture. We are pleased to hear life as a Workmate is a good one!
4.0
31 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people, benefits, culture, and pay. Lots of "workmates" with long tenures (10+ years). I truly wanted to retire from Workday!

Cons

Leadership changes freaked a lot of people out. Things felt unstable within the org for the last year (2025). The culture shifted from one that focused on employee growth to adopt all AI at all costs, and do it yesterday! It was extremely stressful to learn so much, so quickly, and create your own use cases and custom workflows - then to ultimately be laid off despite significant contributions.

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Workday Response
2mo
Thank you for your valuable input. At Workday, we pride ourselves on fostering a transparent workplace, maintaining the highest ethical standards, and promoting innovation. It's heartening to hear about your positive journey as a Workmate. We continue to be committed to delivering exceptional experiences for our Workmates.
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