Great workplace - Anonymous Battelle Employee Review

5.0
23 Mar 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Interesting work, truly exciting mission, opportunity to work in science, smart people. Lots of good changes (honesty, business focus) with new management. Fun opportunities to show work and compete for research money like shark tanks. Great retirement contribution. Lots of health plan choices. Pay is ok.

Cons

There have been lots of reviews about too much management and the recent layoff addressed some of that. Of course people who are laid off may have a negative view although many appreciate that the CEO explained why it needed to be done in a transparent and logical way. The company is making the changes needed to sustain and grow and is asking employees at all levels to participate in the changes to the work environment.

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5.0
22 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, every other friday off, challenging

Cons

lower pay, and location at times

1.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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