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      Westat

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      Westat reviews

      3.6

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (712 total reviews)
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      Scott Royal

      77% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Westat has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 712 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Westat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      712 reviews
      2.0
      Apr 24, 2011

      Work environment has become toxic

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      It use to be a good place to work, there was flexibility in the job and support from the management staff.

      Cons

      Employee review process is subjective; poor morale; spirit of collaboration seems to be dissipating; huge disparity between the way different areas of company are managed. Managements staff does not seem to have knowledge of how to deal with lower level employees. There is no communication between upper management and staff, everyone just seems to be worried about their own job and not the project.

      1.0
      Aug 23, 2010

      Not a good place to work

      Research assistant
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      Pros

      I cannot think of any reasons someone would want to work for this organization. Many people say the Westat name looks good on your resume. Other than that, there is no good reason to work here.

      Cons

      Not a great place to work. Communication is awful. Overworked, underpaid. No real growth opportunities; management places you where they think you should be. I would not recommend Westat as a place to work.

      1.0
      Feb 27, 2010

      Employee Owned But Not Employee Centered

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      According to Westat, you get all the free coffee and tea you want. Seriously, it is pretty much an eight hour work day which is good.

      Cons

      Incompetent middle, senior and executive management. Very clique-ish staff. There is an inability by staff and management to be fair, impartial and professional with staff members. A lot of the people who work there base their professional assessment of you on personal crap rather than the content and quality of your work. So if they, for instance, don't like the way that you wear your hair or if you are a little geeky, etc., but you are a great worker, your yearly review will be severely influence by the personal stuff rather than the professional accomplishments. Also this personal assessment stuff affects how well new staff is mentored/trained.

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