Altria reviews

*You are not allowed to be yourself only what the company wants you to be; fail to follow the prescribed persona of “A Company Man” and you are doomed to failure at this employer *Managers are on a different playing field, they are allowed to fail publicly, make mistakes and move on and up. If a Grade 10 or lower makes a mistake it is NEVER forgotten. *Only time you hear about the leadership model or company values is when it is performance review time - very few management employees "live the values" of this company *Employees are told in order to be promoted they have to train their replacement however there is not any bench strength and management does not work with the employee to select candidates for training

Old school management needs to retire. Good old boy network selects very, very few for fast track. Because of head-count freeze there is no longer lateral job opportunities and lateral opportunities can provide the change needed to survive another year or two. NO work-life balance. If you need time for kids at school family related you are frowned upon & made to feel you are taking advantage of the company. Once management looks past you, you could cure cancer & it wouldn’t help your career.