Pros
The unlimited PTO perk keeps a lot of people retained - because it’s certainly not the constantly changing compensation structures or games they put in place to keep from rewarding stock to its employees.
Cons
Under Carl Eschenbach, Workday’s become just another software job. It’s no longer the shining city on the hill that was started by Aneel and Dave. I was regularly inspired to follow Aneel into battle to compete and win, Carl just feels inadequate, inauthentic and shallow. They gamified the compensation structures to a point that even your manager couldn’t explain why suddenly you weren’t getting a stock refresh (one of the few big reasons to work at software giant) - and the people and purpose (aka HR) people were useless, often faceless and their leader didn’t inspire people to be anything but ruthless. Management was constantly “it’s no longer enough to do the job you were hired to do - do more, learn more, take on stuff thats nothing to do with your job.” And all they’ve done in the last 24 months is reward that hard work with 10% reduction in workforce while demanding the same level of output. Workday is not a safe bet anymore. It’s sad, because it sure used to be.
