Great budgets & resources to do good work... But macho fear driven culture - Director, Global Consumer Insights BAT Employee Review

3.0
Apr 10, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation Flexibility Resources & budgets Beautiful office Canteen

Cons

Culture is very hierarchical. People refer to each other by their "band" Culture is very uni-dimensional. Low "courage" - lots of self preservation maneuvers; not always tackling the real issues Fear of losing job, and high compensation permeates decisions Powerpoint obsessed. "the board deck" will swallow your entire life. Zoo/Poney Show

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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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