Does Diageo pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Diageo employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Diageo. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Diageo?

71% of Diageo employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Diageo 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Diageo?

Manager (84) , Project Manager (59) , Brand Manager (57) , Finance Manager (49) , Senior Manager (48) , Analyst (45) , Marketing (38) , Sales Executive (34) , Assistant Manager (32) , Sales Representative (31) , Financial Analyst (30) , Sales Manager (28) , Business Analyst (26) , Intern (26) , Senior Associate (26)

What are the pros of working at Diageo according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and motivated" ((in 296 reviews)); "Some great people and leaders" ((in 270 reviews)); "Great culture and brands with focus on innovation and sustainability" ((in 252 reviews)); "Good Work life balance if you are not very ambitious" ((in 190 reviews)); "Good pay and pensions now" ((in 93 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Diageo according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary if you want move up on the carrier ledger you wont get much more either" ((in 143 reviews)); "Poor Management Follow a quota system for hiring versus merit Stripped all the sales incentive bonuses over the 7 year period" ((in 114 reviews)); "Senior leadership can’t make decisions and are out of touch with the changing landscape" ((in 60 reviews)); "Some of f the Senior Managers out their depth and unable to make decisions that are required timely." ((in 42 reviews)); "Long hours and a challenging role" ((in 39 reviews))

What are employees saying about Diageo layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Diageo layoffs and their outlook for job security at Diageo in 2026.

Diageo reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(3,466 total reviews)

Dave Lewis

84% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Diageo has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,466 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Diageo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

2.0

Oct 16, 2013

Finance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The brands and most people are great.

Cons

Leadership takes a long time to make decisions and it affects peoples workload. Also the work hours are extremely long and while there is a bonus you are earning every penny of it. There is no life/work balance or consideration to your personal time. Manager is one of the worst I have had, he is improper and definitely is over demanding. While I get it is fast paced there should be a threshold of how much time we spend investigating $100, we can spend our time looking at other things that are more material. Also systems are awful and while Sales and Marketing have it good here-definitely not Finance they are always working long hours.

2.0

Oct 10, 2013

A dream of joy transformed in disappointment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice atmosphere! Lot of people from different background and good mix of ideas! relaxed culture! Lot of possibility to challenge yourself and use your skills for improvement.

Cons

Career opportunity are available for those individuals who spend most of their time building relations with the "right" people. Those who are working hard tent to get stuck on their role even for ages... often because Managers use them for their own success. Process and ways of working are planned from leaders who are coming from a previous experience complete different from the function and the level of incompetence is increasing with time passing. Transparency is just visible through the windows and written in the code of business conduct but often employees doubt about the way procedures are followed... This is an experience from London head office, completely different cultures when is about other office in Europe, where I found people committed to the company and their colleagues with professionalism and honesty.

5.0

Oct 10, 2013

Great place to work

Brewing technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary and benefits are one of the best

Cons

I can't think of a single con

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