“Not the same Alcoa”

Pros:  “Competitive salary and benefits. Good work life balance in some departments.”

Cons:  “Personality of the company has changed for the worse. Forced ranking introduced last year, which is a big demotivator, even for those who aren't forced to the…” – Full Review

“Depends a lot on your project directors...”

Pros:  “good benefits, flexible working hours, some interesting work”

Cons:  “One's experience at Westat depends so much on who is directing the projects that you are working on. As someone fresh out of college, the project director of the…” – Full Review

“Manager”

Pros:  “Great benefits, great education oppurtunities, great placement”

Cons:  “Lots of mandatory corporate training” – Full Review

“A great work culture”

Pros:  “Most employees have a Master's or a Doctorate which creates a workplace where people understand science and academic language. The focus is on doing research that contributes…”

Cons:  “More collaboration across departments would be helpful.” – Full Review

“Highly paid clerical work”

Pros:  “-Nice and friendly colleagues -Managers were very considerate, thoughtful, professional, and caring. -Easy commute -Good pay -Comfortable and safe working conditions…”

Cons:  “-Not very challenging work -No sense of motivation/energy/drive in the workplace -No one seemed interested or passionate about the work -Very hard to get…” – Full Review

“It's a job.”

Pros:  “Flexible hours. PRC has set hours where as NIS interviewers have to beat other interviewers to time slots. Good location- Metra and CTA buses and train station nearby)”

Cons:  “They competitive pay, which really means a little above minimum wage. Monotonous. Your bathroom breaks count as your actual break time. (Six minutes for every hour…” – Full Review