Terrible place to work - Research Associate Westat Employee Review

1.0
Jul 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedules, and flexible for working moms.

Cons

Management is terrible, lots of turnover there is also no true way to grow within the company. Poor recruitment strategies, I was hired as a research study manager and that was the equivalent to a research associate within the company had I known I would have never taken the position. I have a masters degree, a doctoral candidate, and years of public health leadership experience and all I did was take notes.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 9, 2026
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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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