BAT Reviews
Updated 8 Jun 2023
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"Work-life balance is prioritized and employee engagement is super high" (in 65 reviews)
"good working environment, time flexibility" (in 135 reviews)
"Long working hours, poor handover" (in 77 reviews)
"No work life balance, political" (in 51 reviews)
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good working environment, friendly, flexi working hours
Cons
High pressure, changing environment, several reporting layer
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
More Cons than Pros
9 May 2022 - Anonymous Employee in Hong KongRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
company going down with wrong management
13 May 2022 - in Hong KongRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Multi national corporate culture and opportunities
Cons
compulsory retirement at fifty five yo
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Relatively flexible work arrangements in place.
Cons
Unrealistic ambition pushed from the top. All about chasing numbers and story telling but not doing what’s required for longer term.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Could use more simplification and digital transformation
12 Mar 2022 - Head of Brand Marketing and Portfolio Strategy in Hong KongRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
diverse multinational potential role rotations in different countries good benefits
Cons
long processes for each project hierarchical low female representation in leadership / more senior roles more powerpoint presentations than necessary slow career progression
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Diversity & Inclusion Global career opportunities
Cons
Agile Framework with Continuous Changing Structure
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great teamwork Meritocracy Diverse and inclusive Driving for high performance
Cons
nothing that comes to mind
- Current Employee★★★★★
Organisation walking the talk on transformation
22 Oct 2021 - Marketing Director in Hong KongRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
True meritocracy, high performing team culture, strong remuneration packages.
Cons
Business is in the midst of transformation - tolerance of ambiguity and change required.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Excellent Organizational Culture. Top Employer
18 Apr 2021 - Commercial Finance Controller in Hong KongRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Committed to career development. Opportunities for Growth. Fosters inclusive culture and growth mindset
Cons
Only recently embarking on the journey towards digital transformation
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great Learning Opportunities
29 Mar 2021 - Talent Executive in Hong KongRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Challenging and high volume work across all functions; opportunities for mobility across sub specializations and (upon strong performance) other markets
Cons
Long hours and lack of work life balance;
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BAT has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 5,192 reviews left anonymously by employees. 77% of employees would recommend working at BAT to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
77% of BAT employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated BAT 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
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