Legendary Fails

The cream of the crop. The worst of the worst. These are the top-voted Workday horror stories.

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...

55 comments
7/21/2024

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,...

41 comments
7/18/2024

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...

34 comments
7/19/2024

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...

12 comments
7/20/2024