BAT reviews

Low salaries for all non management grades(F1 to FB3) + first management grade (G34), working conditions not that good, not so much transparency at management and top team level (as there are many changes happening and no communications are done up-front), a lot of stress on delivery and not so much into people management (even if they are painting in a way that "they are working for you" - but in reality is all about delivering), poor management in terms of managing other managers as everyone is focusing at micromanagement instead of macromanagement (taskmasters instead of real leaders).

Bureaucracy and politics at its best. Zero empowerment. Nothing gets approved without going to the boss's, boss's boss. In order to progress in career you need to show impact which typically means show off a lot, make sure you make friends everywhere and you pick a good mentor (yes, a mentor is mandatory). Overall tobacco industry (new generations products like vaping or THP included) are super mega hyper regulated which means there's zero freedom to operate. Last but not least and back to the first point, because of such bureaucracy, protocols and processes, everything is beyond slow. Takes ages to decide on something.