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      Battelle

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      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 category

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      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 7, 2015

      Political, unprofessional, and frustrating

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent work-life balance with options for teleworking, taking leave, and having family time. Good medical plan and decent benefits, if they don't completely cut them out. As long as you can keep your head down and do what your told without asking to many questions, you should be fine.

      Cons

      Everything is based on internal politics, including management positions, performance reviews, and pay raises. Those in charge are very unprofessional and they seem to enjoy keeping that way. No way to get meaningful work done. They seem to have no money but can spend on meaningless things and areas. Management willingly violates the core values of the company without thinking twice. I have no idea how the place is still open. My advice is to stay clear of wreckage known as Battelle Memorial Institute.

      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)

      2.0
      Mar 15, 2015

      Good pay if that's all you want. Absolutely no job satisfaction. Mediocre benefits.

      Demil tech
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is good since there is built in overtime to the work schedule.

      Cons

      There are no raises the first year. It's a pro-rated set amount. Management only recognizes skill sets to use them, not reward them. Only 80 hours PTO a year. That's sick and vacation combined. Everyday is like groundhogs day. Undo what you did yesterday and redo it. No space to work, not enough computers, no place to take breaks. Very limited opportunities for promotion or lateral transfers.

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