Workday

• Great company culture.
• Fantastic people (not your stereotypical engineering recluse or tech bro).
• Unlimited PTO, and they mean it.
• Regular raises based on performance.
• Active leadership development and a drive to see you succeed in whichever path you choose.
• 401k match coming soon.
• New HQ places Workday on par with any of the top Bay Area tech companies (cafeteria, gym, etc.).

Overall, my main complaint is that their total compensation is not on par with the other major tech companies in the Bay Area. The major downside of being a software application developer is working in a proprietary language called XpressO, which has little obvious carryover to other languages. This is done entirely in the UI; there is no line-by-line coding. However, the basic ideas of programming and software structure are strengthened, and there is a shift toward a more conventional programming language in the works.

If you want to continue hiring the talent you need to create the best product possible (efficiently too, I might add) as well as retain current top talent, you will need to have more than a good culture and unlimited PTO. Money talks. Increase your wages (across all levels) to match up with our counterparts at other firms, or else we will leave as soon as a lateral shift becomes a possibility. Strive to be more than a stepping stone in the careers of your most capable.