Good place if you are looking to be challenged and step up - Anonymous employee Battelle Employee Review

4.0
Jun 18, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging and interesting work. Direct impact on clients. Good working relationships among staff. Lots of opportunities to be involved in multiple projects and keep advancing professionally. Lots of opportunities to be engaged and active with the company. Good opportunities to be entrepreneurial: learn many aspects of the business and play many roles.

Cons

Workload tends to be very high and can be wearing. Culture and experience vary significantly from group to group. Persistent disconnect between executive level efforts and the experience of most employees. Little opportunity for guidance around career development; everyone is on their own.

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Cons

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