Have been here over 25 years. The company used to be great, but all semblance of caring for employees has vanished. - Anonymous employee Battelle Employee Review

2.0
Jun 9, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

This is a well-known company, so it is nice to have on one's resume if one is not so close to retirement. It is one of the last companies to have both a savings plan and a pension plan, but I suspect that won't be the case much longer.

Cons

All management decisions are made with the only consideration being the bottom line. There are so many bean-counters being paid high salaries to make the numbers look good that it is difficult for the numbers to be positive. The company is hugely upper-management overweight.

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Cons

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Pros

They pay my salary on time.

Cons

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