Pros
In general smart people and decent atmosphere. Pay is also good with higher variable vs other industries (up to 40% in my case)
Cons
Bureaucracy and politics at its best. Zero empowerment. Nothing gets approved without going to the boss's, boss's boss. In order to progress in career you need to show impact which typically means show off a lot, make sure you make friends everywhere and you pick a good mentor (yes, a mentor is mandatory). Overall tobacco industry (new generations products like vaping or THP included) are super mega hyper regulated which means there's zero freedom to operate. Last but not least and back to the first point, because of such bureaucracy, protocols and processes, everything is beyond slow. Takes ages to decide on something.