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
5.0
Jul 25, 2021

WestEd

Recommend
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Pros

Great people, flexible schedules, honorable work, excellent benefits.

Cons

Grant based work means sometimes you have to scramble for coverage and sometimes you might need to work in a role that is less than ideal. There is not much room for advancement.

2.0
Jun 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits- good work-life balance

Cons

In my experience West Ed does not recongize or reward good work, only a person's ability to advocate for themselves or fight others to get credit or lead a proposal and bring in money. So, it is not accidental that few senior or even senior reserachers are black, Latinx, indegenous or Asian. I have seen countelss talented BIPOC individuals not get recognized or promoted and eventually leave, while unequalified white individuals that have learned how to advocate for themselves are promoted. I dont think the management is racist, I think they are just so used to the status qou that they can't see how it excludes collaborative people who are not cut-throught, which tend to be many BIPOC.

3.0
May 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Great place for educational research, particularly for those looking for predoc or postdoc opportunities. Great work life balance.

Cons

Low pay given Bay Area, limited professional development opportunities.

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