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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Diageo?

70% 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?

"Some great people and leaders" ((in 282 reviews)); "Benefits are good and motivated" ((in 281 reviews)); "Great culture and organisation with a real focus on people development and learning" ((in 248 reviews)); "Good Work life balance if you are not very ambitious" ((in 178 reviews)); "Pay is good for what you are doing" ((in 88 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 144 reviews)); "Poor Management Follow a quota system for hiring versus merit Stripped all the sales incentive bonuses over the 7 year period" ((in 117 reviews)); "Senior leadership can’t make decisions and are out of touch with the changing landscape" ((in 59 reviews)); "Some of f the Senior Managers out their depth and unable to make decisions that are required timely." ((in 43 reviews)); "Long hours and a challenging role" ((in 38 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.

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3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(3,463 total reviews)

Dave Lewis

84% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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4.0

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 3,463 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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3K reviews

1.0

Nov 29, 2020

highly not recommended to work with

Senior territory sales executive

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Pros

Best pay master in the industry

Cons

High corporate politics & personal lobbies can’t even sustainable, very poor work culture, zero job security, can’t expect to grow your career here unless you are not into the lobbies, buttering & policies everywhere, zero work life balance, highly not recommended to work with .

1.0

May 18, 2020

Very political and corporate with poor leadership. Bullying by top management permitted.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

big brands, looks good on cv

Cons

very poor leadership. bullying accepted. the company is obsessed with its public perception, but lacks the values and leadership to follow through internally.

1.0

May 7, 2020

Pathetic culture to work, Organisation with lots of values which never gets followed.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary could only be the good part.

Cons

bossy culture. guidelines are just for the sake. everything they pretend as prepared structure, open door policy, equality, Partners for growth, quarterly appreciation, XYZ. Nothing at all is considerable .

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Very political and corporate with poor leadership. Bullying by top management permitted.

Pathetic culture to work, Organisation with lots of values which never gets followed.

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