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

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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 10 years ago in Irvine, CA

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

Accounting Representative

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Friendly environment, rotation of responsibilities, learning new procedures, integration of new companies."

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

"Just to be understanding and professional, calling back if hired or not."

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

"Getting my job done to my own pace, learn new things all the time with the integration of new companies to Western Digital."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To be at work supervising and helping the team when need it."

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

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"I work in a challenging environment that allows me to grow professionally."

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

"Make sure to ask for as much money as possible."

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

"For my position, there is sometimes not enough to do."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would offer more benefits to employees, a friendlier environment."

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

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Western Digital offers excellent Pay/Benefits, an excellent working environment, and I have an excellent relationship with my Team."

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

"Make sure you are knowledgeable about the products and services offered. Make sure that you are passionate about the position for which you are applying."

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

"I am not challenged enough, my skills are not utilized, I do not have opportunities to reach my full potential."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest adjusting their priorities to ensure resources are evenly distributed between both outsources and our local core team. Here at WD they put so much into our outsourcers, our budget for them is triple the internal budget."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Electronics Engineer
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.6 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Design Manager
People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5 Support You Get 4.8 / 5
Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.7 / 5 Company Culture 4 / 5
Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Manager
Person You Work For 1.4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 1.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.1 / 5
Company Culture 2.1 / 5 Way You Work 2.1 / 5
Technical Support Specialist
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
Systems Engineer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.6 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Assistant Principal Engineer

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"I really like to work at this company professionally. I wish I can retry to work again with this company with some status that can manage to stay."

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

"I worked under supervisors who was young and inexperienced. I also was inexperienced to handle this kind of supervisors."

Senior Principal Engineer

"It's a living."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"New stuff."

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

"Watch what you're getting into."

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

"No vision of the future."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Open up."

Laboratory Technician

"Good."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Western Digital opened the door for me to learn and work in Microelectronics Field."

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

"I enjoyed the experience, Market conditions forced WD to sell the Microelectronics Division to Motorola when it happened."

Administrative Assistant

"Excellent place to learn about computer hardware."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Always plenty of work to be done."

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

"I liked working at Western Digital."

QC Inspector

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"Fast paced."

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

"Because that was contract job, I was interested in full time job."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Motivate your employees often."

Technical Writer

"High tech, intense work, good for a resume."

What do you like about working at Western Digital?

"The money was fantastic the travel was fantastic."

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

"Experience and ability should be above average."

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

"Very long hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Mid management should listen to senior management."

Mechanical Designer

"Need better management."

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