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      Battelle

      Engaged Employer

      Battelle reviews

      3.6

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (995 total reviews)
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      Lou Von Thaer

      60% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Battelle has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 995 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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      995 reviews
      1.0
      May 1, 2015

      Unchecked Middle Management

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You have the opportunity to work on some projects that are fulfilling. In some cases, you can work with hard working individuals.

      Cons

      There is a clique-ish atmosphere among some individuals. You have to play a lot of petty and political games to succeed. There are way too many levels of management, which seems to groom egos. Because of politics, middle managers often delegate their work to junior employees, while convincing upper management of their success. It is a discouraging environment to work in for any length of times. For new employees there is minimal training and it is on the employee to find work. Also, new employees are reprimanded for policy questions.

      3.0
      Apr 26, 2015

      Protection Operations Specialist

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      As long as they figure they need you, you are golden.

      Cons

      Being outside of the HQ can make you next to invisible. Once they decide you are expendable, there is no place you can go--no matter what your performnance level is.

      3.0
      Apr 16, 2015

      Project Manager

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Broad spectrum of expertise and therefore information resources - Clear growth path - Good benefits and compensation packages

      Cons

      - Highly political - Constant attention on project hours vs. overhead hours such that if you want to avoid the RIF list, any overhead tasks associated with your job function, including required annual training, has to be done on your own time -There is an unspoken system where certain individuals seem to be identified as leaders and fast-tracked through various roles -- in the cases I saw at Battelle,it resulted in people being in positions of leadership that they weren't ready for and didn't have the experience to support their role or the decisions they needed to be making - Ladder climbers get noticed, not the people who actually do good work (in many cases)

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