Great Benefits - Industry is Declining at 4% - Promotions are a political game - Associate Staff Engineer Altria Employee Review

2.0
Jun 23, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

15% 401k contribution even if I do not contribute Above average salary for tecnical work Tuition Reimbursement

Cons

*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

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Cons

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