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      Workiva Reviews

      4.1

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (732 total reviews)
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      Julie Iskow

      82% approve of CEO

      70% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Culture and values

      4.0

      Diversity and inclusion

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      Workiva has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 732 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Workiva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      732 reviews
      2.0
      2 Feb 2024

      Not what I had expected

      Senior solutions engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Flexible working arrangement for employees

      Cons

      I joined the organization because I knew few folks i was going to work for but I left the organization withing a year of joining. The main reason being i felt absolutely worthless everyday and was tired of being constantly micromanaged by my manager. The sales team had no clue how to work with people from different industry background and i saw them constantly blame others for their mistakes. Ideally Sales and Pre-sales team members work hand in hand but here they just needed someone to play the blame game when the deal does not go their way. The most surprising part was i had no support of my manager when i expected that most. I witnessed two resignations since my joining and both were unhappy because of this culture. Regional leaders just introducing themselves or talking in the quarterly meetings is not what is expected with leadership. When there are 4 resignations withing a year from the same team, there should be a detailed review assuming that there is something wrong or not working. But to my surprise not a single word from the US leadership or secondary leadership. When you hire a new person both parties i.e. company and the employee have spent significant time and money so there should be efforts to understand what has made them reach this decision at least if not efforts to retain them. This says a lot about how much you value your talent and really empathize about their situation.

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      Workiva Response
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      Thank you for sharing your feedback. We know that managers play a big role in the employee experience, which is why we are committed to and focused on developing and strengthening our people managers at all levels. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with management didn’t live up to our shared expectations.
      2.0
      4 Feb 2023

      Low Pay, No Diversity, Entitled People, Politics & Favortism Galore

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Given a lot of autonomy, the job is easy once you are trained and onboarded, literally on average spent 4 hours a day working, had complete control over my own schedule. Work/Life balance is good

      Cons

      Management above mentality "If you don't drink the punch your against the company" They are not receptive of feedback, don't practice what they preach. Having worked their for years I tried sharing feedback to help improve processes and ultimately improve engagement with customers, I got the "I'm listening" but no action. Management doesn't know anything about the product they are so far removed from it, so listen to the people working with it day in and day out. That's leadership. The company reeks of politics, promotions are not based on merit, bat your eyes, make people laugh and you'll end up getting a promotion. Unqualified people leading teams. The environment is hypocritical, they hold certain behaviors and actions against you, but do the same themselves. Advice to management look in a mirror. They tell you they offer a competitive salary, search google to see what professionals are making in the tech industry it's 20-30k more. Lastly, DEI non-existent. The company HQ is based in Ames, IA, Never heard of the city until I joined. Of course with a city based in the midwest, you'll find a company predominantly white. A company that spends so much time preaching diversity makes it pretty apparent that they're not diverse at all. Without diversity, you'll find more people who are close minded, not receptive to different perspectives and inevitably will lead to unconscious biases that eventually work against you if you're a minority. You feel further isolated and not supported by your peers, management and the company.

      2.0
      1 Aug 2017

      Workiva: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. This is the review everyone should read...

      Enterprise sales director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The Good: I'll first break down the only two worthwhile sales teams to consider at Workiva: SEC / SOX Overlay: This team is comprised of individuals that have been around from the Webfilings days, and is absolutely impossible to join....probably because no one will ever quit. This is the one thing Wdesk does extremely well and although sales have dwindled since the days of "order takers" for the industry's hottest Saas product, their numbers remain solid. Strategic: Workiva's Strat team is comprised of individuals who are labeled "Strategic Directors" but only 5 Reps cover legitimate "Strategic" accounts and the others are tasked with covering what any other Saas company would refer to as Enterprise accounts. This is a good position with the firm

      Cons

      Enterprise Sales Directors: You will love the title, but after the VP of Sales' last reorg, you will be covering Mid Market accounts and forced to carry an Enterprise quota. Basically trying to build a Ferrari with duct tape and chewing gum and then being forced to race Monaco with it. Good Luck. This is where good sales reps go to die on the vine. Only 4-5 select individuals are given any worthwhile accounts in this silo...and the disparity in territory quality is abysmal. Management grins and applauds when the same 5 reps kill quota every quarter while the rest of the sales force starves. Perhaps it is because they are calling on Fortune 50 accounts when the other reps are lucky to get a local shoe store chain. It is completely deplorable. Mid Market: You would be better off joining the circus. After Strat, Enterprise, and literally everyone else has picked the meat from the bones, you will be left to chew on the carcass of dying, has-been companies.

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