WestEd reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(195 total reviews)
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Jannelle Kubinec

72% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

WestEd has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WestEd employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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195 reviews
4.0
Feb 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, opportunities to do many sorts of things

Cons

Not much communication between "Programs." Career growth can be limited w/o PhD

3.0
Apr 3, 2026

Highly Dependent on Supervisor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Accomplished and cooperative colleagues - Variety of projects to work on at once - Remote work - Ability to connect with different community partners at local and state level - Rewarding work

Cons

- Issues with workload and keeping people fully staffed - Micromanagement can happen if supervisor is over involved in work - Lack of boundaries due to remote working environment - Decrease in grant monies has made it difficult to find work

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