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Westat

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Westat reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(714 total reviews)
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Scott Royal

77% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Career opportunities

Westat has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 714 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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714 reviews
4.0
Feb 3, 2010

Working atmosphere

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Comfortable, relaxed atmosphere. There is a vacilating work load, but it helps to prevent recurring stress.

Cons

Not the best place for encouraging development in skill levels. Not many minorities in decision making positions, if any, I am not sure how the recruitment is done but there is still the "old boy network"

4.0
Nov 23, 2008

Great company to work from home

Telephone interviewer
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Pros

The company allows you to work from home for several positions. You can start from home, including training. Many management positions are also from home. Pay is good for a work at home job. Thorough training is provided before you start. Someone is always there if you have questions you need answered. You got to speak with people of different backrounds and across the country.

Cons

Many times the system was down, so you could not work, which means you did not get paid. Communication was not always the best. I did the California Health Survey and you had to deal with rude people. They changed my schedule on me a couple times at the last minute.

4.0
Oct 12, 2008

You could have a long-term career at this successful, respectable company.

Research associate
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Pros

Westat conducts high-quality work that benefits our society is done here by knowledgeable, professional staff. The company offers good working conditions (most professional staff have their own offices, not cubicles or shared offices), solid benefits, and treats its staff with respect. The research work done at Westat is primarily done for agencies of the Federal Government. You can work here and feel good about giving policymakers sound, accurate data on which to base policy decisions. Westat is supportive of ongoing staff training and also has a tuition reimbursement benefit. The company also offers free, internal classes to beef up your computer skills.

Cons

Increases in work responsibility tend to precede increases in compensation. Rather than getting a clear-cut promotion, Westat often just modifies your role without increasing your salary. So you basically work at a more advanced job for a year or more before finding out to what extent your salary will be adjusted to compensate you for your new role. There is an ebb and flow to the workflow--sometimes steady periods of work are punctuated with extremely busy periods or very slow periods. The company has not been receptive to allowing salaried employees to telecommute on a regular basis, even if their work could easily be conducted offsite.

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