Pros
Relationships with colleagues, the benefits are nice
Cons
BAT is steadily dismantling what was once a great company, both intentionally and unintentionally. The changes that have been implemented over the past few years have driven talent out of the organization and morale into the ground, both in the field and in the office. There is little path for career advancement. The only way to get an increase in salary is to receive a favorable rating, which leads to a bonus multiplier. The bonus is linked to ridiculous, hamstringed metrics. Favorable ratings seem to only be attainable when an employee is assigned to the “hot project” of the year. Leadership above SVP level is a laughing stock. You could play drinking games during town halls with the corporate buzzwords that are thrown around so religiously (“let’s take a shot every time the CEO says ‘deliver!’”). Leadership was reamed in a recent company-wide survey and pawned it off on employees to find solutions to remedy their shortcomings. It all boils down to the fact that BAT cares only about the profit generated by the US market.
