Good pay, not worth dealing with politics and damage to personal brand - Anonymous employee BAT Employee Review

1.0
16 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is above market

Cons

Constant restructuring has created an environment where employees are either waiting for a redundancy (those with long service) or scared they're going to be made redundant. Very political Working for a tobacco company damages personal brand and will see your career back and can have an impact on future employment prospects

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5.0
2 Oct 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
11 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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