Software Development Engineer 1 - Software Development Engineer Workday Employee Review

2.0
Nov 1, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Awesome Snack Program 2. Friendly People 3. Great place for starting out I am thankful for workday for giving me my first job out of college.

Cons

I've started working at Workday straight out of college about 3 1/2 years ago. Overall I've had managers that were promoted from the within and had very little experience in actually developing their employees. Every time I asked for a promotion, my managers would give some sort of excuse as why I am not eligible to be promoted to even level 2. I have mentored others and developed features with absolutely no help. What's even worse is that people on the same org as me get promoted because they have better manager. Over the years, I have become demoralized with all the politics and excuses. Workday falls true to the adage that you have to jump companies to get those promotions/raises. 1. Very little upward mobility. 2. Declining culture. 3. Lots of politics 4. Inexperienced Managers 5. Poor growth prospects

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Thank you for your review, we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience at Workday. We're committed to fostering an open, inclusive culture, and feedback like yours helps us continue to grow and improve for all our Workmates.
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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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