You will work for the Trump Administration - Lead Research Associate Westat Employee Review

2.0
Dec 9, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Many career pathways, hardworking employees, helpful managers, good compensation.

Cons

You will be expected to follow all Executive Orders, as most contracts are with the federal government. Currently the culture is very anti-LGBT, anti-equity. All employee resource groups were shuttered, no pronouns are allowed to be used in email signatures or meetings. Any reports that mention LGBT people or even sex or racial equity have been scrubbed from their website and disavowed by the company. If you love Trump, you will love working here.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Some of the leadership are fantastic! Pay is fair

Cons

Some staff do not respect lower staff; especially when they are Black lower level staff. Reactive instead of proactive when it comes to training up staff as opposed to hiring consultants Benefits and pay suffered after the administration took over Work-life balance frequently is an issue. Intrusive work expectations.

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