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      Greed over people - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Workday Employee Review

      1.0
      21 Feb 2025
      Software development engineer (sde)
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      You can take time off when you need to

      Cons

      Highly political and toxic culture has completely replaced the one where people had each others backs. Full of BS values that they don't even try to live up to. They don't trust us, we don't trust them - or each other anymore. Employee Engagement is no longer something they strive for in any meaningful way. We pay our C suite millions and in return, they are looting the company and its culture and laughing all the way to the bank. They are offshoring jobs and blaming layoffs on AI which is complete BS.

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      Workday Response
      1y
      Thank you for being so candid. We view such concerns with high importance and would appreciate the chance to understand more about your experience. If there is additional feedback you want to provide, contact the People & Purpose team or explore other channels like our weekly Peakon survey questions, our Employee Relations mailer (employee.relations@workday.com), and our SpeakUp reporting hotline where concerns can be raised anonymously.

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      5.0
      28 May 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
      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
      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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