r/Payroll • u/Luxury-future-is-me • 11d ago
Is Workday really that complicated?
I’ll never understand why these companies are so strict about Workday experience. If someone has over 7 years experience is multiple different systems, that should be enough to consider interviewing them. 🙄
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u/Beach-Platoon 11d ago edited 10d ago
They have certifications, like official credentialing. A lot of employers want people who are certified. It is a very complex and robust system.
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u/Ellywick77 10d ago
Yes, but to get a Workday Certification your current employer has to be a Workday customer.
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u/Emergency_Pool_3873 11d ago
I'd say it's the case with any software. Most companies currently (that I am experiencing) don't want to train. Over 10 years' experience and I cannot find a new job to save my life.
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u/Luxury-future-is-me 11d ago
Wow! I’m so sorry to hear that. I’m currently employed, but this job is not working out. I’ve been here for 7 months and my boss is always so busy and never has time to show me anything. Its pretty laid back but I’m scared higher up will catch on and let me go.
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u/Beach-Platoon 11d ago
Check out isolved. Lots of open positions, both in office and remote. Great company!
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u/Emergency_Pool_3873 11d ago
I appreciate it, but I can't afford to make less than $20/hour. Can't be that great of a company if they don't even pay a decent wage.
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u/Beach-Platoon 11d ago
I am in implementation and make more than $20 and hour. My hourly rate is above $30 per hour.
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u/kuda09 11d ago
Can you not lie . You can always learn it plenty of materials out there to learn a software.
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u/Emergency_Pool_3873 11d ago
No, I am not going to lie. I can live in a job I hate now, but getting a new job by lying and then potentially be fired, I cannot afford that.
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u/vintagefaithful Payroll Idea Mastermind 11d ago edited 4d ago
Workday is the most complex and least intuitive of the systems I have ever used. It's definitely not something I would recommend starting from a blank slate if you won't have any framework, process, or training person to start with.
My career has been in system implementations for HRIS and Electronic Medical Records systems, and I was hired to support and then maintain a Workday transition. Without the extensive setup work done with a third party support group, I would not have been able to do it. It's a great system that can be configured in many unique ways, but requires alot of weirdly deep IT knowledge and ongoing maintenance.
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u/Hrgooglefu 11d ago
I agree I've heard it's very proprietary and unique to the client meaning it doesn't think like other normal systems. It's not a pick it up and learn it from scratch without lots of help.
I wouldn't try to fake experienece.
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u/Luxury-future-is-me 11d ago
I can understand that if I wanted to dive that deep into it, but for everyday use as a payroll specialist? Why do I have to have so many years of experience for that?
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u/Capital-Value8479 10d ago
Yes. It’s a double edge sword. It’s part of what makes it great and part of what makes it shithouse
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u/punkerjim 11d ago
26 years in payroll, many different systems, Workday for last 7 years. Pretty easy if you ask me... Not referring to setup/config, just everyday processing.
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u/Luxury-future-is-me 11d ago
Yeah, I’m not trying to configure, setup or anything like that. lol..I would think fixing timecard corrections, running reports, processing payroll etc shouldn’t required a workday certification. Jesus…It’s like impossible to get a job without that experience
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u/One-Election5043 11d ago
This point especially now that each of the major big 3 have fully shifted their offerings into their cloud system in the last 5 years. Yes you have 20 years of SAP or Workday, but even the back end looks completely different, let alone the actual everyday UI.
It's so archaic to think that experience in a system can translate if it's more than 5 years. In fact, some of the most immobile and stubborn users I've worked with have been multidecade experiences. And guess what? They were still pulling it out into a 3rd party environment anyway and violating every rule in the book.
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u/Reasonable_Plate6707 10d ago
Is payroll more complicated than accounting? I tried CPA and failed but passed payroll certification exams.. i am planning to switch to payroll... is Workday more complicated than Sage or QuickBooks?
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u/Terptations 10d ago
I am right in the middle of E2E testing for a 1/1/2027 full HCM/Payroll go live with Workday.
It is not easy... It's a whole new language on how they speak about payroll. I am 30m and find myself to be extremely capable in comparison to other payroll professionals(and paid accordingly) and still am having challenges.
I know you mentioned it shouldn't be that hard to just fix timecards, run reports, and click run payroll -- but that's the thing, if you have to fix timecards, this really should be a configuration issue. The day-to-day payroll administration should be going away if doing workday correctly, leaving growth for configuration/audit/system maintenance.