Great pay, no progression - Finance Manager BAT Employee Review

3.0
Apr 17, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Total reward package is very good Excellent healthcare arrangements Some interesting work undertaken for the group Very friendly and sociable team Globe house is an easy commute if you life in our around London

Cons

Very limited to no promotion prospects once you get to manager level Lack of career progression plans, or ignoring step plans for progression by senior management No clear communication from management on important issues such as redundancies and cuts Senior management promote their 'favourites' regardless of the performance of other team members.

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5.0
Oct 2, 2025
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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
May 11, 2026
Recommend
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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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