Workiva Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(732 total reviews)
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Julie Iskow

82% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Workiva has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 732 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Workiva employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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732 reviews
5.0
26 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good culture oriented towards long time success

Cons

Salaries are not on par with other big software companies

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Workiva Response
7mo
We’re so grateful for your five-star review! We strive to offer competitive compensation, annually reviewing and updating our pay structures to align with industry and market standards. Thank you for your time with us.
2.0
4 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Given a lot of autonomy, the job is easy once you are trained and onboarded, literally on average spent 4 hours a day working, had complete control over my own schedule. Work/Life balance is good

Cons

Management above mentality "If you don't drink the punch your against the company" They are not receptive of feedback, don't practice what they preach. Having worked their for years I tried sharing feedback to help improve processes and ultimately improve engagement with customers, I got the "I'm listening" but no action. Management doesn't know anything about the product they are so far removed from it, so listen to the people working with it day in and day out. That's leadership. The company reeks of politics, promotions are not based on merit, bat your eyes, make people laugh and you'll end up getting a promotion. Unqualified people leading teams. The environment is hypocritical, they hold certain behaviors and actions against you, but do the same themselves. Advice to management look in a mirror. They tell you they offer a competitive salary, search google to see what professionals are making in the tech industry it's 20-30k more. Lastly, DEI non-existent. The company HQ is based in Ames, IA, Never heard of the city until I joined. Of course with a city based in the midwest, you'll find a company predominantly white. A company that spends so much time preaching diversity makes it pretty apparent that they're not diverse at all. Without diversity, you'll find more people who are close minded, not receptive to different perspectives and inevitably will lead to unconscious biases that eventually work against you if you're a minority. You feel further isolated and not supported by your peers, management and the company.

2.0
1 Aug 2017
Recommend
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The Good: I'll first break down the only two worthwhile sales teams to consider at Workiva: SEC / SOX Overlay: This team is comprised of individuals that have been around from the Webfilings days, and is absolutely impossible to join....probably because no one will ever quit. This is the one thing Wdesk does extremely well and although sales have dwindled since the days of "order takers" for the industry's hottest Saas product, their numbers remain solid. Strategic: Workiva's Strat team is comprised of individuals who are labeled "Strategic Directors" but only 5 Reps cover legitimate "Strategic" accounts and the others are tasked with covering what any other Saas company would refer to as Enterprise accounts. This is a good position with the firm

Cons

Enterprise Sales Directors: You will love the title, but after the VP of Sales' last reorg, you will be covering Mid Market accounts and forced to carry an Enterprise quota. Basically trying to build a Ferrari with duct tape and chewing gum and then being forced to race Monaco with it. Good Luck. This is where good sales reps go to die on the vine. Only 4-5 select individuals are given any worthwhile accounts in this silo...and the disparity in territory quality is abysmal. Management grins and applauds when the same 5 reps kill quota every quarter while the rest of the sales force starves. Perhaps it is because they are calling on Fortune 50 accounts when the other reps are lucky to get a local shoe store chain. It is completely deplorable. Mid Market: You would be better off joining the circus. After Strat, Enterprise, and literally everyone else has picked the meat from the bones, you will be left to chew on the carcass of dying, has-been companies.

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