WestEd reviews

3.8

76% would recommend to a friend

(196 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 196 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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196 reviews
5.0
Oct 22, 2017

They truly care about their employees

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Getting to work with great people

Cons

The fact that projects are grant based and positions can end.

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WestEd Response
8y
Thank you for your feedback and sharing your experience at WestEd, we always appreciate hearing from our current employees. We are proud of our people…they are hard-working and passionate about education. As a non-profit and a quasi-governmental organization, our funding comes from multiple sources and some of those sources fluctuate. However, WestEd is proud of our many varied streams of funding, and aims to continue seeking grants and contracts in all areas of education and research. We love hearing from current employees and encourage you to share your comments and concerns with an internal source. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.
5.0
Jul 11, 2017

Dedicated staff; mission-driven agency

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Passionate, dedicated staff; mission-driven agency doing important work; solid benefits and good vacation and sick time; smart, interesting colleagues; a wide variety of work going on in offices across the country -- so there can be opportunities to move to different programs/projects. In my experience, people here treat their colleagues with respect and most staff are very dedicated to their jobs and the mission of the agency (improving education outcomes in the U.S.).

Cons

Not always the most social atmosphere, as a lot of staff are academics who are somewhat introverted (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but might be for certain personality types); funding can be an issue, as projects need to seek various funding sources for their work; headquarters are in San Francisco, but we're likely not as "modern" as many of the tech startups (which also isn't necessarily a bad thing, but may be for certain personality types).

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WestEd Response
8y
Thank you for your review, and thank you also for your long tenure here at WestEd! We always appreciate hearing from current employees. I would certainly agree that intelligence, respect, and dedication are hallmarks of WestEd employees. I appreciate your individual experience of the socialization level and modernity here, though I would like to refer you to our allocated budget for each office location set aside for social activities each year. There is a large diversity of work, multiple projects and programs across more than a dozen different office locations, as well as a significant percentage of our employee base who are remote workers, so one person’s employee experience may differ widely from another’s. Thanks again for taking the time to write a review – you are encouraged to bring up any concerns, compliments or suggestions to Glen Harvey directly, to your supervisor or to the Human Resources Department.
4.0
Dec 28, 2016
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Pros

Very professional group of people. The work was good the hours were great and the staff made you feel like a regular employee.

Cons

Was not able to work a longer contract due to new budget that was implemented for the new year.

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