Walking good people out to bring friends in - Senior Program Manager Workday Employee Review

1.0
22 Jan 2020
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Pros

One thing I love about Workday is that the employees are very open in communicating with each other and they expect the best from their managers and leadership.

Cons

Too many good people getting walked out so incoming management can bring their friends in. Too many incoming incompetent people with egos bigger than ability. Need to go back to basics - hire good people that do a great job and care about the customer more than they care about their buddies and personal ladder climbing. Over the time I've been here the layers of management have tripled - it's unnecessary.

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Excellent software makes it easy to support.

Cons

Focus on AI distracting from real work.

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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.
4.0
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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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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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