Hands down the most toxic environment I have ever worked in - Planning Manager BAT Employee Review

1.0
Dec 23, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

The money and benefits are second to none

Cons

You are treated as a number, trampled by professional climbers, you cannot progress without a 'sponsor' and a minority background. The business reduces risk by reducing the scope of each role such that no significant impact results from underperformance of those at grade 36 and below, the result of which is to make the roles overly simple and highly repetitive, and not commensurate with a good salary.

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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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