Battelle reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(996 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 996 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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4.0
Oct 14, 2016

Researcher

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Pros

Battelle Memorial Institute provided diverse opportunities for employment. The company has projects from Nuclear Waste Management to inventing the Xerox process.

Cons

Battelle is a non-profit company whose tax status precludes it from retaining the processes it invents as for profit assets. This generates churn in the company that can be unsettling for individuals looking for security.

3.0
Oct 10, 2016
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Pros

I loved the people I worked with. They were fun, smart, and trust me with responsibility. My managers always were willing to help when I asked.

Cons

The group I was in did seem to be very organized or cohesive. There seemed to be a lot of problems with the product we were using and the employees did not seem happy with the implementation all the time. I saw a lot of people leaving and getting fired/hired all the time.

2.0
Oct 7, 2016
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Pros

If your education and experience leads you to the Technical side of the Company, you will work with some of the most gifted and/or highly trained professionals in town, on some very interesting Contracts / Projects that will hopefully benefit the world through science. If you find yourself in the Business side of the Company, you will have joined a slowly sinking ship.

Cons

The sad saga of Battelle over the last ten years is a heartbreaker. It has become rife with unethical business dealings, corrupt HR practices, and rampant deceit and indecision. Discrimination and prejudice abound in all areas of the company, and begin from the Top down ... with Executive Management being comprised of an all-male, ultra-conservative, all-white, Right-Wing Christianist makeup. Retribution for dissenting views and opinions is swift and harsh. The Diversity Team of about 30 staff was completely dismantled a few years ago. Beehive mentality and group-thought and conformist behavior is now the Rule of the day. At the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016, a "Staffing Optimization Plan" led over 500 seasoned professionals over the age of 50 to the front door. A huge loss to both sides of the House. The company is reeling on the business side of operations. The various computer systems supporting operations are the biggest obstacle, and still do not work despite tens of millions of dollars used to implement and repair them over the last 10 years.

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