Think twice, really! - Manager BAT Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The salaries are good as they need to pay premium given its a tobacco company

Cons

It’s a tobacco company so the minute you join you will forever be faced with discrimination from other potential employers who do not want tobacco people joining. Believe me, this is real!! They tell you it’s moving to a “consumer goods’ company but still it’s just a tobacco company and where all their revenue and profit comes from..check annual report Poor management, most have been there a loooong time so very comfortable in the current culture of its who you know. Manage upwards but have no time for their teams and don’t back you Newcomers don’t last long and have very high turnover..have seen many come and go very quickly and regret their decision to join Business strategy will never work - they want to move into other industries e.e. Vape but they can never compete as they pay their senior execs outrageous salary vs low cost producers popping up everywhere/low barrier to entry Many other better multinationals to join so if I had my time again I would join another one with better culture ethics, and most importantly, leaders

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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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