Good people, good company values - Senior Research Associate Westat Employee Review

5.0
Apr 16, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Great people here for the most part, leadership seems solid. I've only been here for under a year but so far so good.

Cons

Pay is pretty low for the amount of training some of us have (PhD with experience). If you're technically strong you could get paid a lot more elsewhere, but the work here is interesting and feels meaningful so that's the trade-off. There are also the typical drawbacks of consulting with billable hours and non-stop project deadlines, but people are generally respectful of work-life balance and understanding if family or personal needs come up

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5.0
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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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