Ugh - Senior Study Director Westat Employee Review

2.0
Jul 20, 2021
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Pros

Flexible work from home policies. Unlikely to be fired.

Cons

Mediocrity, mediocrity, mediocrity. No correlation between skill/effort and rewards. Management prefers to promote people whose skills and work ethic are mediocre. Perhaps this is due to favoritism; perhaps management prefers non-threatening underlings? Workplace rife with incivility and everyday bullying, including forms of bad behavior that meet the definition of illegal harassment of people with protected characteristics.

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5.0
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Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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