Good company that needs to catch up with the times - Senior Researcher Westat Employee Review

3.0
Sep 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Multidisciplinary, room for advancement, friendly co-workers, employee-owned, some managers promote work-life balance

Cons

Benefits are expensive, company has trouble keeping younger talent - constantly losing newer workers to companies with better pay and benefits once they have a little experience, Aging workforce means that company policies and benefits are aimed at those who will retire soon rather than recruiting and retaining new talent, clunky and inefficient

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5.0
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Pros

Great company to work for. Training is always effective and well designed.

Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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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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