Battelle reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(996 total reviews)
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Lou Von Thaer

60% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Battelle has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 996 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Battelle 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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996 reviews
3.0
Sep 20, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Loved working here. I learned so much throughout my years. Made so many connections. Watched the organization grow. Great benefits.

Cons

I worked for this organization for many years. Mainly in a support role. The admins of the organization are what keep the wheels rolling yet not compensated appropriately. I always out performed and got a glowing review. Every single year I’d hear, we wouldn’t be where we are without you BUT we don’t have any funds for an increase.

1.0
Sep 13, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Colleague (read: staff members, NOT management) are great for the most part. Relatively good quality hires are made (though not always). It used to be a fairly good place to work, but lack of care and support from senior leadership has caused it to be a sinking ship, and poor middle management hiring practices has not done it any favors.

Cons

While experience for corporate may be different, there is a severe lack of support for contract staff at non-OH locations. Despite repeated feedback to this end, there has been absolutely no attempt to address this and no changes have been made. Battelle has lost a ton of business over the past decade and a huge part of it is due in part that they don't support or put much thought into how to maintain or improve. For a non-profit, they are overly concerned with the bottom line (e.g., sole focus on record revenue), and have exceedingly non-competitive salary across almost all labor categories. They outbid competitors by minimizing rates, while suppressing career growth opportunities or employee rates/benefits. I will note, holistically speaking, that benefits themselves are decent/reasonable, but this comes at the detriment of actual salaries. It is clear from previous All Hands and other gatherings that senior leadership really only cares for (or pays attention to, at least) success at corporate, so it's a shame they cling to contracts that are poorly managed/run to the detriment of its employees,

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