Great ideas, bad execution - Anonymous employee Battelle Employee Review

2.0
27 Apr 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The best thing about this place is that you will never get bored. The work is always exciting and changing and you are always doing something new. Pay is average. Will learn how to make your own business.

Cons

Battelle expects you to bring in your own business and do your work too. If you cannot find work for yourself to keep busy, you should be job hunting. It makes you wonder what the advantage if working at battle is. Some managers will help their employees find work. Others will say that it is up to the employee to do that. Managers are praised over engineers. Engineers are told they need to bring in business. In order to go anywhere at the company you must bring in money. However you will be penalized if you spend time on proposals. Not sure if anyone has realized this paradox. Management is very inconsistent. Some managers are great and would offer to help you while you are stuck here over the weekend. Others laugh at the idea of working till 5 on a Friday. Pay is almost exactly average, and raises are pretty minimal. No chance of bonuses unless you are senior.

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