Sinking ship - Development Manager BAT Employee Review

3.0
1 Apr 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Industrial leader Agressive approach Lot of parties If you are a smoker, this is paradise Good mix of cultures at lower management level

Cons

Bias to local candidates for promotion Claims global but very regional/local mindset Bootlicking culture - one should have similar interests with bosses or heads to grow If you are smoking - you have better chance to grow. Tobacco industry as whole is a sinking ship so expect layoffs and demotions (very common after new ceo)

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5.0
2 Oct 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Complete autonomy with schedule which provides for a nice balance between work and personal life - Impact people who are trying to grow their careers - Company car and free* gas is pretty nice

Cons

- Autonomy & freedom does leave time where you have to be self-motivated to keep going and push forward

2.0
11 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very strong compensation package, lots of very nice genuine people on the Reynolds US side

Cons

Toxic, politically charged environment, cliques of people each trying to place their own people in roles. A singular mis-trust and dislike of "outside" people who are brought in to move the company forward but the existing people who have worked there for years and years are all trying to protect and sustain their own roles and their own cliques. All show and pretty presentations but no meaningful, meaty strategy

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