Interesting studies - horrible pay - Research Assistant Westat Employee Review

3.0
Oct 28, 2011
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Pros

The kinds of studies that Westat wins are out of this world! There are so many different types of studies that it's fairly easy to find something interesting to do-if you know the right people.

Cons

The process for getting on projects is too informal. For the most part, I was spending a lot of time searching for my own projects and this is unnerving especially when you are getting paid peanuts and are worried how you'll buy gas and food.

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Cons

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