OK place. What was once good is gone. - Principal Research Scientist Battelle Employee Review

3.0
30 Mar 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Fair salary. - Competitive benefits. - Pleasant work environment. - Pride in the civic contributions made by Battelle. - Solid reputation in Columbus.

Cons

- Job security is not what it once was. - Inefficient management structure - micromanagement. - Although salary and benefits have historically been good, these are being reduced. - Equivalent "for-profit" companies have a more generous bonus/incentives and/or stock options/profit sharing.

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5.0
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Pros

Friendly coworkers, great team culture

Cons

Time tracking for every single project

1.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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