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      Top down decision making and lack of innovation - Software Engineer Workday Employee Review

      2.0
      Jan 10, 2016
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Good ideas and people. Benefits are competitive. Workplace is good with snacks and relaxed. Pay is decent for East Bay location and close to BART. Growing market for cloud HR and financial products. UI is good on par with consumer websites.

      Cons

      Top down decision making everywhere be it in product management or technical leadership. Central technical architects take all decisions who do not involve in daily scrums which leaves team looking for help always. Very slow to get things done. Not setup for innovation to foster. They spend too much money on operations for a cloud company. No transparency who is leaving the company, customers. Performance is not all par with consumer websites.

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      5.0
      May 28, 2026
      Business development representative (bdr)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good culture and product, pay is nice

      Cons

      Not too many to think of

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      Workday Response
      6d
      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
      Mar 31, 2026
      Sr. proposal manager
      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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