- If you're NOT going to be based out of the Pleasanton HQ office, you're treated like a second-class citizen. There are no subsidized lunches, extremely few fun/social activities, and there's a lack of team members in the same location as you, making it feel isolating – yet you are forced to be in the office 50% of the time. There is literally no incentive to go into the office.
- There is zero budget for employee morale which is ridiculous, Workday is absolutely the stingiest penny-pinching company I have ever worked at. Ever since joining, there have been no team meals, no team activities, nothing to help foster better working relationships.
- There is also this silly concept called a "Workclub", think fun hobbies or sports like pickleball, coffee, board games, etc, where you can form a club and get a $50 USD (!!!) per member budget, capped at $1,500 a year, which is SUCH a joke. Realistically you host one event and your annual budget is already gone. It's not even worth the effort as you are also required to participate in volunteer events in order to maintain club eligibility.
- I've heard from multiple people that it's impossible to get promoted here.
