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"Western Digital designs, manufactures and markets internal and external hard drives of personal computers." read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
264
TOTAL
RATINGS
2547
Updated on: January 27, 2026

Western Digital Corporation Company Culture

Western Digital Corporation Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
2.8/5
Western Digital Corporation's Overall Culture is rated D+

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Manager
C+
Team
C+
Meetings
C
Compensation
C-
Diversity
C-

Western Digital Corporation CEO

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David Goeckeler Western Digital Corporation's CEO
David Goeckeler
56 /100
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A Day in the Life
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Western Digital Corporation employees generally work 9.7 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Western Digital Corporation report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Western Digital Corporation have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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75% of Western Digital Corporation employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Western Digital Corporation employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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44% of Western Digital Corporation employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Western Digital Corporation employees never get valuable feedback on how to improve at work
Feedback
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64% of Western Digital Corporation employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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What is the company mobility like at Western Digital Corporation?

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  • Nonexistent. Very little growth opportunity.

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How's the vacation policy at Western Digital Corporation?

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  • Excellent

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What are your coworkers at Western Digital Corporation like?

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  • Intelligent, hard working. Not very creative

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What's the office vibe like at Western Digital Corporation?

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  • Instability is big inside as the HGST and SanDisk merger dust settles. More layoffs coming.

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What benefits does Western Digital Corporation provide?

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  • Medical, short term incentive, long term incentive, employee stock participation plan, 401k

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Western Digital Corporation applied for 220 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 98% were approved.

An in-depth look at ‘Certified-withdrawn’ H1B applications at Western Digital Corporation unveil that one approved work permit application was withdrawn before the employee’s start date, and 3 were withdrawn by Western Digital Corporation after the employee’s start date.

Work Permit Application Outcome

220
Total Applied
  • 98% Granted (216 out of 220)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 220)
  • <1% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection (1 out of 220)
  • 1% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer (3 out of 220)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Western Digital Corporation

Bottom
35%

Western Digital Corporation currently ranks in the Bottom 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Western Digital Corporation

Bottom
35%

Western Digital Corporation currently ranks in the Bottom 35% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

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eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
28%Promoters
24%Passives
48%Detractors
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Mission, Vision, & Values

Western Digital is committed to sound corporate sustainability in all aspects of our business.

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Western Digital Corporation Culture At a Glance

264 employees at Western Digital Corporation have reviewed Western Digital Corporation across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was 2 days ago.

Overall, the 264 Western Digital Corporation employees give their leadership a grade of C-, or Bottom 30% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Western Digital Corporation are not very pleased with their total compensation at Western Digital Corporation, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Western Digital Corporation are generally satisfied with their team. 264 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers a C+. The majority believe the meetings at Western Digital Corporation are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Western Digital Corporation believe the environment at Western Digital Corporation is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Western Digital Corporation is comfortably fast. About 44% of the employees at Western Digital Corporation work 8 hours or less, while 10% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Western Digital Corporation are generally happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Western Digital Corporation vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Arista Networks
    86 / 100
  2. 2nd
    NetApp
    76 / 100
  3. 3rd
    SanDisk
    71 / 100
  4. 4th
    Samsung
    69 / 100
  5. 5th
    Western Digital Corporation
    61 / 100
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Perks & Benefits

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