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Working at Western Digital in Irvine, CA: 47 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Irvine, CA Area

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On average, employees in Irvine, CA at Western Digital give their company a 3.1 rating out of 5.0 based on 47, whereas overall Average Rating of Western Digital is 3.8 out of 5.0 based on 142 Western Digital Review Ratings. The happiest Western Digital employees in Irvine, CA are Interns submitting an average rating of 4.9 and Anonymous Employees with a rating of 3.7.

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3.8
Average Rating
(based on 104 Western Digital Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
3.8
Way You Work
4.0
Work Setting
3.8
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"Western Digital is a good environment for developers because they put developers first. I never once had an issue where I felt that the higher-ups weren't treating us like "the talent". That's unique to Western Digital."
Posted 9 years ago in Irvine, CA

Working at Western Digital in Irvine, CA: 47 Employee Reviews

Principal Scientist

"I've worked in Western Digital since 2015 until now. I think Western digital has quite good life-balance culture and also provide good communication channels."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"I've worked for Western Digital for 1.5 years. I love the company's laid-back culture and their understanding and accommodation for life circumstances outside of the work place. The base salary is less than other companies, but the total compensation package includes up to a percentage of your base salary (% depends on experience/level) in annual bonus potential. However, since I've been there, there have been no bonus payouts."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.8
Western Digital (142)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Milliman (9)
2.4 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Quomation Insurance Services (6)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (9,359)
Western Digital Employee

"I do not with to provide a review for this company."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"I have worked at Western Digital 15+ years. This is the number 1 storage company in the world with a wide range of storage solutions. Development Schedules are aggressive, and the product is very complex. Good work is rewarded with financial compensation and more responsibility. The work is never boring and there are always new challenges."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"Please see below my review."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"My company is a great place to work. Even better up north in CA."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Design Engineer

"I worked for Western Digital for 30 years. The working environment was open and enjoyable. The benefits are excellent and the people are friendly and helpful."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"I am constantly getting harrassed by another female employee. She pinned me down and groped me at a corporate event"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"I worked in the SMB QA department. This has been one of the best positions that I've had in my career and I have had some great ones. The only think that I think WD should do is to keep on a solid track of work process. Switching gears too much isn't good for business, employee relations or the reputation of a well oiled company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"Awesome place to work. Very conducive environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Web Development Intern

"Western Digital is a good environment for developers because they put developers first. I never once had an issue where I felt that the higher-ups weren't treating us like "the talent". That's unique to Western Digital."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"Awesome company to work for. Very cool environment with a lot of freedom to employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"It's a good company, especially for the hardware field."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Intern

"I have worked for WD for nearly six months. It was an amazing experience. I had a good time with my colleagues. I have learnt a lot of professional skills. As my first job, it was absolutely awesome."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Western Digital Employee

"Western Digital is in a very competitive consumer industry. It has been my experience there that they make the employees very aware how little they will spend on their employees. Cost cutting at all times; with no support or provisions for expanding the work place. There are no corporate plans for modernization, each group is left to fend for themselves. XP and minimum memory are the norm, and no plans for development software upgrades. Even your work-station is recycled from someone else."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
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