Be Cautios - Marketing BAT Employee Review

3.0
Jun 8, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary/Benefits / International Opps Surviving Feels Great! Some Fantastic People Company doing very well so very nice bonuses for senior leaders

Cons

Extremely high pressure during specific times of the year. It is hard to maintain CAGR when you are selling cigs. Use HR as a strategic asset and not a necessary evil... let them do what they say on their tin. Most of it is just smoke and mirrors. Not on purpose, mind you - but "people are our biggest asset" has to be said in today's environment. It feels like an empty statement. The phrase often is left in the dust b/c $$ comes first. People, as a topic, is always last to be discussed. Leaders get ahead b/c they delivered the numbers - with no regard to the type of People Leader they are.

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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

1.0
Mar 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

401k, Good deal of vacation time.

Cons

I truly miss working for RJReynolds! Even though its a very large company it still had that small close knit company feel. Now that BAT has taken over it is absolutely MISERABLE working here now. The plant has not shut down on a weekend since they took over and doesn't look like it will anymore as long as BAT is in control. All this company cares about is production and getting tobacco out the door. Employees get promoted to positions they no experience in and have no business at all in working in the positions. The moral is the worst I have ever seen it, you can look at coworkers faces and tell they aren't happy working here anymore. The production employees are miserable due to this plant never shutting down and always running. Work/life balance is very bad. BAT has zero care for American holidays, they wont think twice to "voluntell" employees they need to work on the holiday. Employees are scared to speak up and say anything. Management is all yes people and will not stand up for their employees. I have watched everything get progressively worse and worse as BAT continues running this company. This used to be a company that people enjoyed working until retirement and now its a company that works the employees into the ground.

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