Great company; IT mismanaged - Anonymous employee Battelle Employee Review

3.0
Jan 23, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Worked in several different groups within and outside of IT group. The groups outside of IT are second to none and are world-class in my experience. IT group is probably at a maturity level 2-3 with many quality technical people.

Cons

Management within IT group was lacking leadership and vision, creating sometimes hostile work environments. Communication was pretty bad and usually wouldn't listen to numerous subject matter experts.

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They pay my salary on time.

Cons

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