Good processes, global presence, good pay if you get "made" permanent staff, aloof top execs, PR spin, blood money. - Human Resources Associate BAT Employee Review

2.0
Jun 19, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Modern premises, IT system, good "best practices" are shared across the company and the group. The group itself has an impressive global reach.

Cons

Working for a company that, in the end, sells addictive products, that will kill one in two long term smokers. Pretending that you do not. Management wise, the elite is com-ple-te-ly divorced from the base, hopping from an expatriation to another, but otherwise being almost entirely invisible to the file and rank employees, save for BBQ day when they slap a lot of shoulders and call a lot of people "buddy".

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5.0
Oct 2, 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
May 11, 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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