Top nonprofit research and development company in the world - Anonymous employee Battelle Employee Review

4.0
10 Oct 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great leaders, great colleagues, great work environment, great mission, great history, and opportunity to assist those who are on the front lines, opportunity to assist decision makers in all sectors of government and industry.

Cons

Large organizations have inertia in directions that seem to make it difficult to change course in a timely fashion or to be responsive to emergent needs on a broad front involving relevant product lines or global businesses.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
4 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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