Workday HCM Reviews

While it took some time to get to know my way around many options Workday provides, it has lead to a great learning experience and the use of it now is easy and positive. We use it for employee management and learning center. Course ar nicely tracked and the employee is able to see all his data like compensation, vacation and carrier options.

Steep learning curve, but once you are up to speed it's a breze to scroll around the tool.

There is not much to loike about this system from a payroll admin. point of view. I think this system should not have added payroll module that does not cover all payroll aspects like other payroll systems.

That this system is not made for payroll but only for HR recording. There is no live customer support that is very disappointing.

Generally cool features. Very quick to set up things. Customization is easy and free. Quite active customer service team. I appreciate the good work the developers has done.

All benefits. I have no downside about Workday HCM.

Workday allows employees/clients to work and plan accordingly, which is, as I must say, the best thing about this program. In addition, this program, although a bit confusing, has excellent customer support and assistance if you need help. I like that I can use Workday to look up any kind of personal information.

This program has a lot of functions, and many buttons can be used, which is a bit confusing and might throw employers away. In addition, this software tends to have a few technical glitches and, for some, a bit on the spendy side. It would be nice if there were more user-friendly options on the dashboard to get things done.

the app makes it easy to use on the go. taking time off/absent days/sick days etc is easy to scroll and drop down menus make it simple.

can be slow at times in the app, but be sure to update the version as this will help with any bugs.

I enter my time, review and submit it, and I can rest assured that my data is secure. It is straightforward. It allows me to track my hours.

Nothing to dislike. I use it with ease and have been pleased with it so far.

The smooth and the simplicity of using the application

When it is error it stopped and get out of control

I like that I can clock in and out anywhere. There is also useful assignments that can be completed from the comfort of your home

I like workday and I haven’t had any issues

Workday HCM provides an incredibly user-friendly and intuitive interface which makes it easy to navigate and manage employee data. Its powerful analytics capabilities allow us to gain invaluable insights into our workforce.

Workday HCM can be slow and unresponsive at times, and it can be difficult to troubleshoot issues.

Workday was easy to navigate and very intuitive. A new employee could come in that was unfamiliar and quickly be up-to-speed. We had several upgrades, each making the process better each time.

We could not be on our own cloud, making the organization more vulnerable to cyber attacks.

Ability to use as ATS as well as HR database and tie candidates to employee once hired and onboarded.

Inability to see candidates on Requisitions that are assigned to other recruiters / users within Workday.

Graphical Interface - cool graphics is the only positive
Yes it integrates candidate data with HR (if you have Workday HR) but that benefit isn't worth the flaws

Workflow is too restrictive - nice in theory but you have to go back to you in-box to move the candidate to the next step
Offers take forever and if you make a mistake you have to resend to leader for approval
Everything is effective dated - if you have a recruiter who started after a req is opened they can't take action on a candidate who applied before that date (terrible for vacation coverage/new hire recruiters).
Can't search by candidate name (e.g. you are looking for John Smith - Names tha thave J or S in them come up in no particular order - also can't use the ATS as a sourcing database (we had a progressive sourcing team and they couldn't use it)
Recruiters in a high volume environment will hate it - it takes literally 4x the time to hire a candidate in the system. There are too many steps and flaws.
There are many more issues - My company met with Workday User Experience Leader and they listened to the feedback and in a year - no changes were made. These aren't configuration issues people - these are architectural design flaws. Run don't walk from this software - It's at least 5 - 10 years away from anything on the market.
You will impact recruiter morale in high volume recruiting shops. If you have very low volume recruiting then I guess you could live with it.
Reporting functionality is almost nil - doesn't come with any really useful canned reports - very limited.

Workday is not perfect, but it is the best HCM software that I have used. You can integrate almost every aspect of HR into one platform. The employee self service is easy to use.

It can be time consuming / a big lift to implement and deploy new modules within Workday, especially if you don't have a knowledgeable Workday team dedicated to the project. I have worked on small Workday implementation teams where we learned as we went along (it's painful) and I have worked with Workday consultants who do all of the work. I highly recommend hiring experts for the implementations. You are paying a lot for the software and want to make sure it is setup properly and getting the full value.

1) Ability to audit change logs: who made what change when, who was it approved by, was it later edited or rescinded, etc.
2) The ability to mass rescind changes is a lifesaver; you can filter by data input date range, specific input files, individuals / business units, etc.
3) Quick learning curve to get familiar with the interface, new comp team members can get ramped up in no time.

1) While reporting within the tool does exist, I always found it lackluster compared to what we could build on top of it with Tableau or custom dashboard tools.
2) Doesn't do a great job of interacting with equity data, particularly vesting data. We always created custom tables in SQL and fed them into Workday for reporting purposes, didn't trust using it as the system of record for equity.
3) Difficult to make corrections to a comp change record without manually rescinding and updating subsequent comp changes (which can be VERY tedious).

I was in HR for a long time and have a lot of experience with HRIS systems. Workday is far ahead of the rest and it's so simple, intuitive, and organized to help me complete tasks faster. In a previous role, I used ADP and the system is incredibly archaic. It would take me 10 minutes to find an employee's compensation, you weren't able to change an employee's manager without submitting a form to the HR Support team, etc. Workday is a gem in the HRIS world.

I also love that it's an all-in-one tool that enables me to focus on the full lifecycle of the employee - from the job application through termination of employment. Leaders are also more self-sufficient due to the ease of use, which saves a tremendous amount of time.

The only issue I have is being able to update goals throughout the year to keep track. When I do that, it goes back to my manager for approval and I'd love to avoid that.

This is a financial solution that is strategically thought of in management solutions in many areas of the company. This tool allows human resources to be managed and more processes that help to take actions based on real and exact data provided by this solution, its functions. allows business strategies to be more precise and practical for the organization

I like it and I have not had bad experiences since the beginning of using this tool

Workday Recruiting has taken our HR needs to the next level. Where can you you find a software that has the combination not just for your HR needs but for finance and planning as well. Each time I have board meetings at the bank, I feel secured that I can extract all the information I need from this software. It didn’t just keep my work organized, but also gave me the ability to track data ranging from time sheets to expenses which is what I basically needed. I’m so glad we invested in this software which has lightened my workload in half.

My only pet peeve with this software is when you encounter an error while posting a job opening, you’ll need to redo the whole thing again. Unless I am missing something, there is no option to resubmit, but it makes you start the entire process all over again.