Lackluster leadership but stellar, thoughtful colleagues - Anonymous employee WestEd Employee Review

3.0
Nov 20, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

* Fantastic, collaborative teams * Thoughtful, kind, smart coworkers * Remote

Cons

* Mass layoffs and uncertainty of which roles will be cut next * No transparency about how staff reductions are being made * No input from the people managers on how to thoughtfully reduce staff or reorganize staff into new roles * Not equitable in pay structure * Absolutely no room for advancement in the infrastructure departments * Have made massive cuts to time off and health benefits

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5.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

smart colleagues, great benefits, work from home option

Cons

few career advancement opportunities, lack of transparency, siloed roles

4.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

Incredible work-life balance, coworkers are genuinely great people

Cons

Pay could have been better

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