An unopenminded tobacco company - Area Manager BAT Employee Review

2.0
Jul 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

In terms of a great place to work, ability and freedom to take decisions about the business, being proactive in innovating new and better ways of doing things, then it is a great place to work. offers job flexibility as in you can determine what time to come in to work at the office.

Cons

promotion is determined by how sexy you look, what kind of designer dress or shoe do you have on, do you drive the right car. not explaining job roles to prospective employees. the unwillingness of the company to pay for relocation allowances for employees. Also, employees that are posted to other end markets outside Nigeria are paid a daily stipend of $50 which is criminal. openmindedness is not encouraged. Career paths, training and development are not stricitly adhered to with non management staffs not being allowed to leave the field to attend trainings for more than a year.

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5.0
Oct 2, 2025
Recommend
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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
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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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