Great Starter Company - Research Assistant Westat Employee Review

4.0
Jul 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great Benefits (401k, paid vacation, personal time off (fringe hours), medical, dental and vision and other benefits) - Great company vibe, to an extent - Wonderful opportunity to develop skills, if any, and master straight out of college or coming in with knowledge from prior experiences

Cons

- Company, overall, does not have much diversity as it may describe - Hard to move up in Grade, position or other means, due to the collective amounts of people who STAY in their position for decades - Managers may need biannual training sessions to learn how to operate different styles of people or learn how to manage groups, in general - If you lose one project due to a manager not liking you, you will lose your job indefinitely

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

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

Cons

Projects/data collection periods could be longer.

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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