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

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
2.0
Mar 17, 2011

What once was great....

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Pros

Benefits were amazing (now just good) Corporate Image High level of local recgonition Good for Science Types Resume Builder Strong place for former miltary

Cons

Lower Compensation Lacks direction Poor Senior leadership Can be two faced (say one thing do another) Infighting heavy layoffs in 2010 and 2011

2.0
Dec 15, 2010

Losing its vision

Anonymous employee
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Pros

For the most part still offers flex time, still has a pension and 401(k) even though it's been reduced. Great place to be "from".

Cons

Managment is taking away the core R&D capabilities. Focusing more on "management" than doing the work. Willing to make massive cuts just to achieve short sighted, short term goals.

3.0
Aug 26, 2010
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Pros

- Flexible schedules: no one really cares which hours the non-administrative staff work - Opportunity to interact with bright and accomplished co-workers - Work can be interesting and rewarding

Cons

- The need to account for every moment of your day in 15 to 30-minute increments - Lack of assistance for junior staff in finding projects to remain "billable" - it's very much a sink-or-swim environment - There is a clear trend toward reducing benefits and demanding even more from overworked employees in the name of "profitability". This will no doubt increase turnover, and the most talented employees will be the ones to leave when they realize they can make a lot more money (and get more than 4 sick days) elsewhere.

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