BAT reviews

4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(2,792 total reviews)
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99% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

BAT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,792 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The BAT employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Manufatura industry (3.5 stars).

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2.0
May 27, 2024

Echo Chamber!

Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced so you have to do a lot in the 24 hours of a day which pushes your limit. PowerPoint, PowerPoint, PowerPoint. All PPT slides are prepared like a magazine ready for publication so you learn to shade, color, size the fonts and shapes for optimal illustration. Leaders are usually those who have been in the company for a very long time so they know each other like family. Get on their good side and you'll easily get promoted left, right, center, across continents etc.

Cons

High attrition and practices layoffs regularly in large batches. If you join mid career from external companies, you'll never get a fair chance against those who exist in the system for years, especially Global Graduates who are given special treatment from the day they graduate. This is a big MNC that's an echo chamber. Everyone ensures to use the same words or vocabs that a leader started using and soon a group of leaders start using the word to form some sort of bonding although deep down they do not necessarily agree. Smoking and vaping in the office are common practices although the policy says no. So be warned.

2.0
May 9, 2022

More Cons than Pros

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

They pay you well and you are expected to work extremely long hours.

Cons

Zero work-life balance. Everyone hangs out with each other at work which is very odd... no life beyond work. It is a pretty toxic environment where everyone gossips. I feel people stay because of the remuneration package and international mobility opportunities. The actual business is going down... cigarettes will phase out, and the new cat strategies are a complete flop. Sadly, many of these international expats stay with BAT because they know they won't get paid more elsewhere or have the same opportunity. CEO and Leadership Team are all very hierarchical. People operate under fear... the ones who are chosen are very good at managing up. Not real leaders or innovators.

2.0
Nov 18, 2021
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

You learn a lot about the dark side of marketing/ sunset marketing and the truth behind the tobacco industry and it's numbers. If you can talk and look pretty, this is for you. They pay more than average even for fresh grads simply to keep up this elitist and exclusive vibe. Hear them speak and the image crumbles. More flair than content cause there are too many employees who are still living in the golden days and refuse to change their ways of working. These legacy people stay for so long that eventually it gets so hard to be promoted that some people who left are already earning 3x in a short amount of time.

Cons

- no proper onboarding/ guidance. Existing people constantly feel threatened by new people. Nothing is ever taught genuinely for the sake of smoother execution. It's all about individualism here. - the louder you are the better. The more you go out drinking with the bosses the better. Your actual work? Barely matters as long as you can come up with some excuse and if your expat managers love you, you're good to go. Management doesn't really know the on the ground issues. - experienced blatant racism cases. Example, Key Accounts department were speaking very lowly about a certain demographic in a rather loud "discussion" for the public to hear. Sadly, this particular demographic is your main customer. Imagine if they found out about the racist remarks. - expats playing ground. Locals treated like second priority. Local sensitivities are never considered.

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