New Employee Perspective - Anonymous employee Workday Employee Review

Wow, like night and day from my past employer. Perhaps the Workday that exists now is not as magical as it once was when it was a wee startup but honestly, this is still an amazing place to work. Perhaps it is because I came from an old school company but to me I see such amazing qualities in Workday. It has earned its spot in best places to work for sure! Why, you ask? -Management seeks feedback from employees. What? In other places I worked most management is closed-minded and entitled. At Workday the attitude starts at the top. What can you say bad about Dave/Aneel? My newbie coworkers and i attended our first Company meeting and we were so impressed. I am ridiculously impressed with Aneel's ability to give off an aura of authority but also warmth and humor. I would probably give up an organ to have that gift. I look around my floor and the folks who are in Director roles are the nicest and the ones who smile the most and will greet you and say hello. They are busy but they are kind and warm (in many cases). I am crazy about the kindness and humility of the leaders at Workday and the fact that they solicit feedback and value their employees. They truly get it! They are not just paying lip service. -There are many opportunities to get involved if you want it. There are a lot of groups and volunteer activities. There are fun events like mixers, Bring your dog to workday, team building. For folks who truly just wanna clock in and clock out go ahead. If you are looking for a social life at work they have that for you too. -Great product and inspiring vision. Its wonderful to work for a Company that is driven by building a great product, serving customers and making a profit rather than only making a profit. I have worked at too many Companies that are driven by the bottom line exclusively. It makes you feel dirty. -Mostly nice coworkers. With so many employees an occasional less than pleasant person will slip in but in general folks here are nice, passionate people with a good spirit. Even a developer who totally seems quiet/serious will send you a message saying that he enjoys working with you and appreciates your work. Even if the folks are not outwardly smiley happy super gregarious they are good people (or at least the vast majority). -People come and go as they please no one is monitoring other folks business hours. The most important thing is getting your work done and doing it well. You can roll in late or leave early but you will almost 100% sure have to log hours on weekends/nights at some point just due to deadlines for things and especially if you are taking vacay. So far I have taken two vacays and both times I had to work Saturday in order to get my work done and support my team. Working from home is very normal. -Unimited Vacay is not unlimited but you will be encouraged to take it. A coworker of mine was at Workday a couple months and had not scheduled any vacay and got called out. "you need to book vacay". Your boss will be checking up on you to make sure you are taking advantage of this policy. -Dog-Friendly! How much you can bring your dog just kind of depends on your dog and the people around you. This is not micro-managed just use your judgment. (at least if you work in a dog-friendly building which I do). -Snacks - for me this is a con. Perhaps you will gain the Workday 15? That being said I have heard rumors of GWs (gen workday) who are new college grads who fill up their backpacks with snacks (and presumably take them home?) Clearly someone is loving those snacks! They are almost always nearly cleaned out by the end of the day. -Proximity to Bart especially with the new building they are building. -Reverse commute from SF (although 580 is getting congested and not quite as great as it once was)