Pros
Compensation Company car Benefits Co-workers that you share a foxhole with while the BAT Luftwaffe is circling the skies. Vacation Parental leave Training -use this to build your resume the go get the job you want at the company you want.
Cons
RJ Reynolds was a great company with a great culture and everyone was going to retire at RJR. Then BAT came rowing to shore like a Viking horde. They came in "peace" at first and lured you into the vision and future. Then small changes started to happen. Change is good for any business and keeping up with market dynamics is a must. These changes were small brain washing changes. They took away informed decisions from the field and everything started falling under a dictatorship regime. The regime sets mandatory goals that are unattainable for the field. These goals have caused everyone to stab each other in the back to explain why goals were not met. Driving inventory is a good strategy but only if you actually make enough product to keep wholesale and retail stocked. However, BAT is driving inventory on mandatory product force outs which is ruining relationships at retail because they can't afford $50k worth of product that won't sell. You better not reduce the template because you will find yourself out of your foxhole and the Luftwaffe will target you. You will be required to relocate if you want to advance your career. That's fine as most companies do. However, you might not get promoted again. It's very political and you are at the mercy of your direct manager and senior director to go to bat for you and push you to the AVP to get promoted. You could get stuck because upper managers have no spine or courage to push you. You need a career backup plan.
