BAT reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(3,987 total reviews)
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Tadeu Marroco

87% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

BAT has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 3,987 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BAT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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4.0
Feb 7, 2014

Great place to start

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Pros

Good payment and benefits People is friendly and happy to help you Development opportunities and career plan is very important

Cons

Very political Slow process to make a decision and then they want results in a very short period You can get drawn in work without realizing it. Must make an effort to have a life-work balance

2.0
Feb 4, 2014

Management Lacks Leadership.

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Pros

Company culture, decent salaries and bonuses, good place to work.

Cons

Middle and Senior management are not interested in developing their people, although it seems that learning and development culture is written all over.... They are not leaders for their subordinates and they gain "respect" by having a certain grade. Promotions are based on how well you are getting along with your manager, how many hours you are spending at work and how many times you go out for a drink. There is a talent management process in place, but no one takes this into account when there is a vacancy. If you have a different opinion, or if you contradict your manager, you have an attitude which affects your rating, although "strength from diversity" and "open minded" are stated as being core values of the company. Sometimes even yelling or bullying are used. Micromanagement is also shown at high levels. Some people are since forever in some positions, blocking roles and not bringing value any more. Many of these people, although they are not performing, are "covered" by their managers. There is not enough clarity in the tasks, sometimes because the managers have no idea what they want or they haven't checked understanding. Also, you can find yourself working on a project that is being done by someone else in the same time. There is an employee survey in the company but you are just asked for a feedback every 2 years, then nothing happens...

2.0
Jan 11, 2014

70% politics/"stakeholder management", 30% skills

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Pros

- competitive benefits - matrix organization - so most work is cross-functional - many people with unique personality, the culture is quite similar across different market - great friday bars - a lot of opportunities for cross functional exposure and career progression

Cons

- easily find yourself drowned in politics, to the point where it compromises efficiency and effectiveness of work. - very slow at decision making - innovation works take forever - short-term oriented (very...)

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