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?

"Benefits are good and motivated" ((in 297 reviews)); "Some great people and leaders" ((in 277 reviews)); "Great culture and organisation with a real focus on people development and learning" ((in 254 reviews)); "Good Work life balance if you are not very ambitious" ((in 180 reviews)); "Good pay and pensions now" ((in 95 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 112 reviews)); "Senior leadership can’t make decisions and are out of touch with the changing landscape" ((in 62 reviews)); "Some of f the Senior Managers out their depth and unable to make decisions that are required timely." ((in 44 reviews)); "Long hours and a challenging role" ((in 41 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(3,463 total reviews)

Dave Lewis

82% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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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Reviews by job title

3K reviews

3.0

Sep 23, 2022

Good brands, difficult for progression

Marketing activation manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Category leading brands Ambitious people to work with Large budgets New office in Soho Flexible working

Cons

Low salary vs the market Not a great culture. Performance over people Very difficult to get promoted past a certain level Difficult to move cross functionally

4.0

Sep 12, 2022

Good, not great, and could be great... should be great

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

93% of the people are great. Goals are aggressive. Benefits are strong and pay is very competitive and fair I&D Initiatives, inclusive Culture.... Sustainability ideals Multitude of career opportunities - including what Diageo calls "Secondments" where you step out of role to get experience elsewhere (typically 6 ish months). Creates a bit of a cluster for Recruiting and for the business, but allows employees to broaden skills.

Cons

The 7% that are bad, are really bad... Especially if it's an exec, though there are really only a couple execs....vast majority of the are quite great. Leadership has a tendency to bend to immature employee groups. Some functional Leaders need to be better about balanced accountability vs taking the path of least resistance. Weak HR, particularly a couple of the exec. Work life balance is almost solely based on your boss (es). It's typically those dotted lines that create the unbalance. Especially if you're someone who is in a global function supporting Regionally.

3.0

Jul 18, 2022

Disappointing approach to their people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension Shares Product allowance Good holiday entitlement Hours of work

Cons

Secretive Terrible approach to the people, they tend to buy their staff with the benefits instead of treating them with the respect

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