Growing pains - Presales Workday Employee Review

3.0
Jun 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent product based on modern technology. True SaaS delivery model that eliminates the effort of costly upgrades and enables customers to be on the latest release. Visionary C level management however seems disconnected from the field.

Cons

Lack of understanding of local markets outside of US. Senior Management in California live in a "bubble" and have little appreciation of the field. Employees in regions that don't meet their quotas are underpaid compared to Oracle and SAP. The stock price has been lagging to compensate for the difference. Administrative processes are becoming a burden and it is hard to get things done so agility is negatively impacted. There is a clique of employees who joined the company early and they make the majority of decisions like promotions etc outside of the formal process.

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4.0
Mar 31, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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