A good place to work on a long-term career. - Senior Systems Engineer Westat Employee Review

4.0
Jan 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good facilities. Incredibly intelligent employees. Very interesting projects. Good benefits. Where else can an applications developer work with epidemiologists and data scientists on a day-to-day, peer-to-peer basis?

Cons

Being a large organization, this company tends to move a bit more slowly and cautiously than some wanting to be on the bleeding edge may prefer. Also, avoid pigeon holing individuals because they possess a particular skill set. Have them mentor others, while they instead get promoted into larger areas of responsibility.

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5.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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
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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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