Not for me - Anonymous employee Battelle Employee Review

1.0
Jan 10, 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some fun coworkers and Fridays off

Cons

Expensive benefits, raises a joke, no sick time (just comes out of vacation). CEO annoying, acting like he makes huge sacrifices too. Only white men in management chain. Often expected to work on Friday off. Poorly behaved employees that ruin the environment for everyone. If traveling for work outside of work hours then cannot count the time unless working on a laptop whole time. Insane internal red tape.

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Pros

They pay my salary on time.

Cons

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