Tough to move up from within - Anonymous employee Workday Employee Review

2.0
Jun 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Workday continues to have a unique and superior technology and system to address the business of organizations from HR, Finance and across the company. The people at the individual contributor level tend to be very smart people with a wealth of experience.

Cons

The challenge is that Workday is hiring more and more from outside the company for positions in management. It is extremely difficult to get promoted from within. There also seems to be too many levels of management especially on the sales side. This is resulting in an overly bureaucratic organization with limited opportunities for advancement. There also seems to be a preference for those coming from Oracle. This is changing the culture of the company from the advertised culture and values.

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Work life balance is very good

Cons

Too much org level changes

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Thank you for sharing your experience at Workday. We're delighted to know that you've been making the most of your time with us and have been benefiting from a good work-life balance. This feedback is incredibly valuable as it helps us provide an even better working experience and benefits for our Workmates.
2.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

Great culture at the peer to peer level. Excellent learning opportunities, good benefits and great name for resume.

Cons

Pretend to be transparent but a lot of smoke & mirrors. Significant cuts to comp plans & commissions that resulted in challenging pay cuts. While salaries were not reduced the OTE is no longer achievable and it’s a difference of thousands monthly, can’t even sell stock because it’s tanked. That being said, we’re disappointed in comp and stock but grateful to be employed because It’s no longer a matter of if you’ll be laid off but when.

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