Workday Reviews

Pros

Everything you read about Workday as far as how they treat their employees are true. People Leaders ensure they are there to support you in your work and in your personal life. Workday has very smart and talented people, but they also have some of the most caring and compassionate people you will ever meet and work with.

Cons

There are no cons that i have seen or experienced.

Pros

Too many to note here

Cons

Work life balance difficult to manage

Pros

Individuals still believe in the culture that was present when we joined. Time Off flexibility is still good at least in the teams I've been part of. Great healthcare benefits

Cons

Lack of transparency and sense of company direction. We talk a good game but have lost our commitment to customer and instead are focusing on flashy sponsorships, company acquisitions, and developing large amounts of low-quality content to give the appearance of progress. Layoffs. We were told we wouldn't be laying off, then they said the layoffs would be limited, but we gave the laid off workers rules around what they could and could not say to give a flowery appearance while threatening the livelihoods of the talent we let go. Many job offers rescinded and forced to re-apply or kicked out due to the new back to office policy. Baseless 'return to office' requirements. Sheri is mandating new roles be located near offices significantly reducing talent pool. We have yet to see any real data supporting the claims for their decisions. Pay cuts disguised as updated compensation philosophy. Good ol' boy culture among Sr Management and above. The executive teams are very preppy and there is no defined path to leadership, only the in-crowd seems to get promoted.

Pros

Fantastic work-life balance. Great culture. The company really cares for its employees overall and provides great benefits overall.

Cons

Poor middle management in both Product and Engineering. Especially in Core HR. Unfortunately, many people were promoted to managers when the company grew very quickly a few years before the pandemic who shouldn't have been. A lot of favoritism in this division of the company and very little focus on meritocracy be it a promotion, an idea, or change. Poor product leadership and engineering leadership which resulted in many people leaving this organization across both pillars. Monthly check-ins with skip levels were meaningless and mostly only to make them feel better about themselves.

Pros

Overall, it's a decent place and people still want Workday to be what is advertised. Generally, there is respect for individuals

Cons

* Understanding how to operate as a diverse workplace is largely lacking. Rather than updating our "game" and making new inclusive ways of working, people who have different backgrounds or approaches are seen as low performers and get pushed out. * Managers talk and gossip about employees entirely too much. It's unfair to the individual especially when they don't hear the feedback directly or given a chance to share their side. *Org leaders don't know what is going on with their teams. They are too busy helping sales or making the senior leaders happy with unhelpful processes to spend time on managing people. * Internal applications to other positions require current manager approval, which makes the process difficult. You are treated differently as soon as they know you're interested in something else. There can be micro-retaliations that are hard to prove, but you can feel it. When we apply outside of the company, no one knows. Why is it acceptable to require we share for internal?

Pros

IC's are great and try to uphold the remainder of the culture that used to exist here. Expect to work day to day with some really fantastic people.

Cons

Management is horrendous. No transparency, blame culture for shifting priorities, revolving door of middle management leaves churn for ICs to pickup the pieces. WLB is out the window. First it was talk to your team about return to office. Then it was this hybrid work model. Now its sit here from 9-5 3 days a week and we monitor that you do so. I can only imagine what it is like for folks with kids. It is not flexible at all. Stock incentive for total comp is out the window unless you work in PLS. New goal setting strategy for management is glorified micromanagement. Toxic politics lead to a revolving door of middle management without room for internal promotion. New CEO is a VC bro just milking every last drop of cash. DEI is out the window and it SHOWS at the leadership and team level.

Pros

As someone who is more laid back in nature, Workday provides a good fit for me. It's the type of company that allows me to dictate the way I work as long as the job gets done. In general, the workload is definitely more manageable in comparison to other roles in finance and consulting.

Cons

Despite my thoughts on company culture, I do think that it is changing with the recent changes in upper management. I see a shift towards more focus on profitability and impressing Wall Street. I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing, because those who are able to "stick it out" will be generously compensated. That being said this is way different from the company's culture of the past 10+ years, which understandably is polarizing for employees who have been with the company for a long time.

Pros

Benefits, Pay is okay, some direct and indirect workmates are amazing people and will stand for what's right.

Cons

Lack of diversity in senior management across the business. Very small number of minority IC's within TA to include people leaders. People fear leveraging Peakon surveys for fear of retaliation from management. Many workmates feel they have no voice and it's best to hush up do your job and don't challenge. The process for recruiting minority talent across the board is really sad and slow. Most of the leaders received their roles from word a net work at Workday and NOT solely because they are the best qualified for the positions they have. Leadership, does not like the low numbers of minority/diverse talent and complain about it. When offered suggestions to do better and improve. Many leaders would argue with extreme tension/aggression but not willing to change their ways or processes. Workday places profit over it's employee's. A shame when Employee focus is claimed to be a core value. Many of my workmates lost their jobs right before the the super bowl 3% company wide. But we were able to invest millions in a ad most people I know didn't even see. Those funds could've kept my workmates employed a bit while longer.

Pros

Finding and expanding markets responsibly Really tries to put culture and values at the front of everything they do and all decisions made Mostly cool products, innovative and responsible use of technology Leads the way in DEI and accessibility for everyone

Cons

Employee first culture can be broadly interpreted Significant pressure lands on first and second line leaders (more than fair share) Accountability not as strong a part of culture as needed

Pros

-Good work-life balance -A huge number of highly qualified coworkers who collaborate to help solve challenging integration problems. -Always someone willing to help -Great and affordable benefits

Cons

-Sometimes workload is overwhelming -Salary could be more competitive