Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Westat

      Engaged Employer

      Westat reviews

      3.6

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (712 total reviews)
      avatar

      Scott Royal

      77% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      712 reviews
      3.0
      Nov 8, 2012

      Very little loyalty to long time employees, poster child for what can you do for me today leadership

      Senior operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Depending upon the project needs, somewhat flexible in schedule requirements. Reasonable benefits plan.

      Cons

      Extremely clique orientated, work groups often staffed by "who you know" versus who is qualified. Absolutely no loyality to long time salaried employees. If your project goes down they rarely will cover you until something else comes along. Very prone to hiring inexperienced young staff with degrees at lower salaries and releasing senior staff who reached their salary level through hard work and proficiency. Low in pay rates to industry scale.

      3.0
      Oct 28, 2011

      Interesting studies - horrible pay

      Research assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The kinds of studies that Westat wins are out of this world! There are so many different types of studies that it's fairly easy to find something interesting to do-if you know the right people.

      Cons

      The process for getting on projects is too informal. For the most part, I was spending a lot of time searching for my own projects and this is unnerving especially when you are getting paid peanuts and are worried how you'll buy gas and food.

      1.0
      Jan 4, 2011

      Disappointing

      Senior study director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Private office Variety of work Nice campus Tuition reimbursement Professional membership reimbursement Travel paid for conferences if presenting findings Employee owned

      Cons

      No channels for input into company governance Favortism is rampant is some divisions Staff morale is quite low (unless worker is favored by supervisor) Expressing concerns about quality of work products is generally unwelcome

      Viewing 139 - 141 of 712 Reviews
      Related searches: Westat jobs | Westat salaries | Westat benefits | Westat interviews
      ReviewsWestat reviews

      Glassdoor has 849 Westat reviews submitted anonymously by Westat employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Westat is right for you.