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

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
3.0
Feb 28, 2024

Long-hours

Recommend
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Pros

tuition reimbursement; stock ownership; meaningful work

Cons

long-hours; multiple projects with multiple directors; favoritism

3.0
Oct 12, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

As far as door to door work goes, working here was great. Very flexible schedule and hours, manager was very understanding and communicative. Get to be outside and stretch your legs

Cons

You are knocking on people's doors, so if that's not your thing you will hate this job. 99% of the houses had not heard of the study and weren't aware they were contacted by mail. So it's "cold calling" style. Also, the laptop and software you have to use is archaic, kind of annoying...

2.0
Mar 24, 2023

Slash and Burn Management Style

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Some positions do allow flexibility.

Cons

Pervasive "watch your back" culture. Massive hiring, then as projects diminish in size, reduction in force with unprofessional managers who lack the knowledge and skills to transition employees without tremendous collateral damage.

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