Workday is Bad
A collection of user-submitted horror stories about using Workday. Share in the collective frustration by sharing your story with stories@workdayisbad.com
Recent Fails
The UI for expense reports is a masterpiece of user‑hostile design. The 'Submit Report' button is placed right next to the 'Add Expense' button. They look almost identical. I've accidentally submitted half‑finished...
Every single time I need to check something quickly, I find myself logged out. Workday's session timeout is set to a ridiculously short 20 minutes of inactivity. This means if I'm...
My colleague Björn couldn't transfer to our Berlin office because his name in Workday was entered as 'Bjorn'. The system couldn't handle the umlaut (ö). This led to weeks of back‑and‑forth...
I spent three hours meticulously writing my self‑assessment for my annual performance review. I hit 'Save and Continue', and the page refreshed to a blank form. Everything was gone. No draft saved,...