Entry level software developer - Research Associate Battelle Employee Review

4.0
Nov 13, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Very flexible schedule, with pretty good benefits and starting salary. Individual offices could be considered a pro, but to many developers it would be considered a con.

Cons

Major lack of mid and senior level developers. Most of the people they hire are VERY smart so you feel good working with your peers, but the pure lack of experience causes lots of bad practices and inefficiencies. The quality of product will most definitely go down over time due to this issue.

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Pros

They pay my salary on time.

Cons

-They are run like grad school. They have you compete against your co-workers for funding, they consider rules and laws as simple impediments to be overcome by capricious edicts, they will treat you like a rented mule if you let them. I have come to the conclusion that senior management cares very little about work conditions or employees, only about the bottom line. This experience has significantly changed my opinion of not-for-profit companies. If you are a researcher looking for an open and collaborative environment with shared goals, I suggest you look elsewhere.

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