Great Benefits, Great Colleagues, can be unrealistic work demands - Anonymous employee WestEd Employee Review

4.0
Sep 3, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Benefits- especially if you do not have a good ss acct- the 401k&b plans are great. Also excellent PTO and health benefits Mission driven smart, open minded interesting people to work with

Cons

Its all soft money, so to move up you need to be able to get your own money- and since the overhead is quite large, that means big federal grants. problem, no easy path to get to that spot, and absolutely no support for writing peer reviewed articles. So its being a pre-tenure assistant professor with out any salary guarantee.

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WestEd Response
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Thank you for your feedback; we are always happy to hear from our current employees – and thank you for your length of service here. Employees consistently tell Human Resources that our health benefits and 403(b) / 457(b) plans are excellent, and we agree! We also strive to provide a generous PTO policy, including both paid personal time and paid sick time. Our employees know that the mission is the key to our work here, and providing access to education and services for families and teachers are critical to student success. As a non-profit and a quasi-governmental organization, there is fluctuation year over year in terms of funding and contract renewal, so much of our revenue comes from sources that our employees actively seek and apply for. WestEd is proud of our many varied streams of funding, and aims to continue seeking grants and contracts in all areas of education and research. We encourage all employees to discuss their concerns with Glen Harvey using her open-door policy, with their manager and with Human Resources.

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