Working at Western Digital in Fremont, CA: 10 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Fremont, CA Area

"Great place to work, especially for the MHO team in Fremont CA, and systems automation in Malaysia and Thailand."

"• Experienced engineering leader committed to maintain cutting-edge technical skills and up-to-date industry knowledge. • Over 11 years of experience in leading analysis, design and development for various data analytics products with expertise in providing solutions for strategic role on data pipeline, visualization and communications for multiple businesses. • Ambitious senior software executive who lead teams, PMs, designing innovative communication applications and achieving high client satisfaction by working multiple stakeholders and with cross functional teams. • Self-motivated fast pace strong leader with ability to mentor and deliver analytical solutions, manage multiple businesses and build new products. Highly Strategic, collaborative, shift gears and tactic to solve business problems and operationalize analytics platform for global operations."

"WD is very big. A lot depenends on manager of your particular team. I was very lucky. My manager was exceptional person and lead. People from other teams in the same departament wanted to move to our team (and some did). It seems like one common thing for Western Digital software is: very difficult to get raise/promotion. I consistently received good (Above Target or Significantly Above Target) marks during performance reviews, but only thanks to my manager's big efforts got raises (and not too impressive). WD has been economically solid and consistently paid insreased profit sharing during last 5 years."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Very safe work environment, company invested a lot of money to improve the work place."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"To be honest in their responses because these may help the management to improve."

What don't you like about working at Western Digital?

"In 3 years the company purchased 3 other companies and ended up laying off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"show that the care for employee concern and needs and also build trust wit employees."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Daily challenge for on time delivery and meeting schedules for vertical integration supply."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to work in a fast pace and dynamic environment with global reaching contacts."

What don't you like about working at Western Digital?

"Knowing the impact the product makes on the world consumer market."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to challenge the staff and employees at all levels for continued improvement."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Learning different things on tools and other co-workers wanting to show you."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"No matter how hard you work just try to keep busy, and ask others if they need help."

What don't you like about working at Western Digital?

"That people are not noticed for the job they do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Should get out on the floor and try to notice the hard workers."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"I like absolutely nothing about this company. The organization is wishy washy and rarely makes decisions on data but more often gut feel. The worst company I have worked for in my professional career."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run away. If I received a resume from anyone in this organization I would throw it in the trash. They are that bad!"

What don't you like about working at Western Digital?

"They are disjointed as most key roles within the ogranization. The production team is the most unorganized team I have ever been a part of and lack direction all doing their own thing collectively. The engineering groups are lackadasical and unresponsive to opprotunities for improvement. The entire organization is a complete mess!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I think noting will change with the management team until they change direction at the top. I would replace all directors in the organization then key in on managers that have a proven demonstrated track record of stagnatism and no focus on continual improvement."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Communication about strategic plans and competition. Everyone kept in the loop during good times. It is quite different during lean times and riffs."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is always the same for large companies."

What don't you like about working at Western Digital?

"HR group always changing. Personnel always changing ,making support system shaky."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Investing into large remodels,new manufacturing facilities in the far east and exhorbitant salaries at the top make for interesting times . Where were the same planners when the economy hit rock bottom are they still employed by WDC Oh,don't worry we will just cut and layoff our largest expense, the employees....."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Good company to work for."