Question 1

Does WD pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WD employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WD. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

Question 2

How satisfied are employees working at WD?

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71% of WD employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated WD 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at WD?

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Staff Engineer (215), Senior Engineer (180), Principal Engineer (152), Engineer (151), Software Engineer (109), Firmware Engineer (105), Intern (79), Senior Software Engineer (79), Technologist (64), Director (51), Senior Manager (48), Test Engineer (44), Manager (43), Senior Firmware Engineer (36), Internship (34)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

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""Very flexible and good work/life balance."" ((in 372 reviews)); "people were great and fun to work with" ((in 298 reviews)); "Good culture as there are a lot of people coming from diversed background and ethnic" ((in 232 reviews)); "good benefit and not many change every year" ((in 207 reviews)); "Work culture is good and awesome." ((in 139 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at WD according to real employee reviews?

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"Poor management (mostly manage up)" ((in 212 reviews)); "Low salary and not easy to get there" ((in 129 reviews)); "Losing good people through frequent layoffs" ((in 81 reviews)); "Poor upper management." ((in 50 reviews)); "Poor Management and leadership style" ((in 35 reviews))

Question 6

What are employees saying about WD redundancies in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about WD redundancy and their outlook for job security at WD in 2026.

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