Battelle Memorial Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Battelle Memorial full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great group of people.
You are treated as a peer rather than a minion.
Great Benefits and perks

Cons – Depended on grants.
I was laid off do to lack of work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Battelle Memorial full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Lots of perks - gym, generous vacation/PTO plan, 401K, pension - many of which have gone by the wayside at other companies. The work is interesting, but exposure to new things can be limited in certain groups. Many (but not enough IMHO) smart people who are willing to share experiences and give guidance.

Cons – Everyone is made very aware of the their level on the food chain. Administrative Support is not well regarded. While some staff (non-administrative) are treated with respect and encouraged every step of the way - administration is often passed over and pushed aside like furniture. Constant talk about "inclusion" and "engagement", with no real action to make these things a reality. Work assignments seem to be made and changed with impunity, affecting responsibilities, potential career path and job satisfaction. The constant jockeying for "position" and "credit" seems to undermine any efforts to create a stable and satisfying work environment. Depending upon where you may be in the food chain, the job you were hired to do can and probably will be changed without your input or buy-in. Training and career counseling do not appear to be offered to everyone equally, with many options not shared at all with administrative staff.

Advice to Senior Management – More action regarding inclusion and engagment that goes beyond pot luck lunches and endless meetings about inclusion and engagement. More recognition of efforts and accomplishments of administration and everyone beyond the "golden" few that are lorded over no matter what they do.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Battelle Memorial full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Benefits
Not for profit
Company ethic
Capabilities and breadth of technology
R&D Opportunities (Internal)

Cons – Somewhat "top heavy" in management
An 80 year old company that sometimes gets bogged down in itself

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Battelle Memorial full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Interesting projects and culture. Decent benefits. Nice gym.

Cons – Constant layoffs over the last few years in order to cut costs, while continuing to give
Bonuses.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Battelle Memorial full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great people to work with - no back stabbing; exciting technologies and capabilities to tap into to solve problems, challenging projects to work on.

Cons – You will thrive on your own capabilities, not many resources to help if you are struggling -- sink or swim environment. However, the talented people there do very well.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Battelle Memorial full-time

Pros – The company itself is great. It has very good benefits plus there is a pension program in addition to a fantastic 401(K) plan with Vanguard.

Cons – When I first came on board with the company's office in Arlington, VA, it was a much different place from what it is now. The focus seemed to be more on taking care of people and, as a non-profit company, less on the skullduggery one might expect from 'for profit' companies. Unfortunately, as time went by and I had the opportunity to peer behind the veil, I found that staff members MUST ingratiate themselves to Management in order to have any hopes of moving up. It is favoritism that will get you places, not merit.

Advice to Senior Management – Take some leadership classes; stop acting as though you are Battelle aristocracy; you expect staff members to do far too much Company business on their own time; recognize staff members for their merit and make such recognition meaningful; it would be inspirational to have a manager who knew something about their staff; the staff review / performance evaluation / career development roadmap are nothing more than a paper drill with little or no impact.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Battelle Memorial full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – I really enjoyed working around some of the brightest people in the world and working on projects of national importance. The technology, science, and exposure to real world problems is first rate.

Cons – Big fish in a small pond - there's nowhere else really to job shop against, and they know this. Salaries are pretty good once you get a few bumps, but people work here for decades, so promotions are slow. Layers of bureaucracy drag some people down.

Advice to Senior Management – Find a way to mitigate the "old boys network" that drives everything at the ALD and Division level and your employees will be much more productive and profitable.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Battelle Memorial

Pros – room to work independently but clear expectations and feedback on performance. relaxed burt professional environment

Cons – the position is a contract position when here is enough work for many employees could be hired permanently.

Advice to Senior Management – keep up the good work

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Battelle Memorial

Pros – money is nice
benefits are decent but they were being reduced as you read this

Cons – no deal breakers...they are very good with work/life balance issues

Advice to Senior Management – stay out of trouble Jeff!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Battelle Memorial

Pros – Great salary
Good benefits
Great coworkers
Great local management

Cons – Lack of leadership at corporate level
Lack of vision
Poor communication

Advice to Senior Management – Develop a plan, and communicate that plan to employees, please!