Battelle reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(993 total reviews)
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Lou Von Thaer

54% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Battelle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 993 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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993 reviews
1.0
Jan 31, 2012

Have no idea how to treat employees

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are strong although they were recently cut

Cons

Do not take care of employees who take overseas assignments No oversight No vision No communication Extremely political Wasteful with Government and Taxpayer money Worst employee experience in my 20 years

2.0
Jan 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing depth and breadth of technical expertise. THIS is what sets Battelle apart from the competition-- the ability to bring top-notch technical talent to bear on the most challenging government and commercial problems.

Cons

It is difficult to not mirror other reviews. Poor long term planning, colossal internal project over-spends, and chasing short-term financial carrots (including ridiculous VP-level incentive goals) result in a volatile, pins-and-needles work environment. Technical staff have been turned into hamsters on the time-worked wheel, with little time for development or growth outside of project work. New grandiose yet vacant buildings, nonsensical "synergies" between product lines, and poorly implemented enterprise management systems (read: VP / CxO "vision") have all been sinks to Battelle's bottom line, while core technical activities keep us afloat. But barely. And at the cost of long term staff satisfaction, technical growth, and Battelle's position as a preeminent technical powerhouse.

3.0
Jan 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefit package second to none compensation very good

Cons

No assistance in helping employee's who lose coverage find a job Not tapping into marketing area's for more opportunies and contracts

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