PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwired - Apr 15, 2015) - Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced that the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal ranked Workday #1 for the largest companies on its annual list of Best Places to Work in the Bay Area. This marks the fourth time that Workday has ranked #1 and is the eighth consecutive year Workday has appeared on the list. Workday just celebrated its 10th anniversary in March with more than 3,700 employees around the world.

"We are honored to again be named a best place to work in the Bay Area and strongly believe that our culture is a source of competitive differentiation for Workday," said Ashley Goldsmith, chief human resources officer, Workday. "Our success starts with our employees and this recognition is a credit to the passion, hard work, and commitment to customer success that they deliver on a daily basis."

Employees from nearly 300 Bay Area companies participated in an independent, third-party survey, ranking their companies on topics including work culture, management practices, trust with coworkers, benefits, overall compensation, longevity, trust in senior leaders, and feeling valued.

This latest recognition follows other honors Workday has received as a top workplace in the U.S. and Europe in the past year:

  • Ranked #22 by Fortune magazine on its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For
  • Ranked #1 in the large companies category by the Great Place to Work Institute on its People's Picks: 20 Top Workplaces in Technology list
  • Named the #1 Top Workplace in the Bay Area for large companies for the fourth consecutive year by the Bay Area News Group
  • Named a Best Workplace in Ireland by the Great Place to Work Institute for medium-sized companies

About Workday
 Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Founded in 2005, Workday delivers financial management, human capital management, and analytics applications designed for the world's largest companies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Hundreds of organizations, ranging from medium-sized businesses to Fortune 50 enterprises, have selected Workday.

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