Watch out for HR - Senior Project Manager Battelle Employee Review

2.0
Nov 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Worked on some great tasks. Tasks were meaningful, important tasks that contributed value to the client Peers were generally good to outstanding. Overall staff is good to excellant. Salary was OK. Not the best, but better than most. Good awards program. I won an award for my work, which was very rewarding. My superiors were the best. They looked out for me as much as they could.

Cons

HR establishes policies and no one can change the policies. If you make HR mad look out, not even your superiors can turn HR around. HR has run off some talented folks which has reslutled in a downward turn for Defense Business. Policies are made for folks in Columbus and do not always consider the satellite offices. Be prepared to travel to Columbus a lot.

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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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