WESTAT Employer Reviews

A typical day at work for me would be getting there at least 15 minutes early to prep for my day ahead. I usually work for for two and a half hours creating cases for patients and following up with the doctor offices before I take a five minute break to get a snack from the companies vending machine then its back to work for another two hours before – more...  taking my lunch break then it back to working hard for another three hours.

Ive learned a lot work in my current role over the years as far as dealing with different personalities on a daily basis and as far as the different type of insurances dealt with and learning about each medication we provide.

I have a lot of respect for my management team, they have thought me a lot over the years and they have helped me come a long way in my current role. They are always there to guide me and assist me when ever there's an issues that I may need assistance with.

I enjoy working with my co workers. I work in a very work friendly environment where everyone gets a long great and always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone has a great personality and great work ethic.

The hardest park of my job would be to leave for the day with out completing a task, that why I make sure I have every task put in front of me completed before my shift ends for the day.

The most enjoyable part of my day is just learning something new everyday and providing great customer service and satisfaction to our clients. – less

learned about qualitative and quantitative research; how to give constructive criticism; thoroughly enjoyed the structure and planning involved in producing concise, efficacious deliverables.
Co-workers have a permanent smile in their voices. The hardest part of the job is staying upbeat when clients continually say "no" to your inquiries about their – more...  eligibility. The most enjoyable part of the job is a sense of accomplishment and the constructive frequent feedback.
Thank you WESTAT! – less

I loved working with this company. The research that they conduct is valued and important. The management is exceptional and there are many research studies to choose from online.

Wide variety of contracts to work on. Good management skills in place to win the next contract bid.

I found Westat to hire very professionally qualified persons to work. I enjoyed my work each day as well as the interaction with those I worked with and for.

Performance and duties as follows: Work with primary and middle school students. Conducting and preparing the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress also a NAEP or The Nation’s Report Card, for the US Department of Education Statistics.

I worked at Westat for approximately 21 months as a contract worker. We (contract workers) were made to feel like we did not belong. There was a distinct atmosphere of a them and us attitude.
It takes a long time to become a permanent employee, and training was less than adequate. If a contract worker expressed any kind of upward mobility ambitions – more...  it was quickly discouraged. While I worked at Westat my last assigment was in the Data Management department. I expressed an interest in learning SAS and SQL but I was ignored all they were concerned about was me doing the job I was assigned too which was very discouraging to me. If I had concerns, I couldn't express them, no one cared because as far as they were concerned I did not matter because I was not an "employee" but an assignee to that project. As a result my morale was very low, however I was not the only one who felt like that. – less