Diageo reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(3,462 total reviews)
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Dave Lewis

84% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Diageo has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,462 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
2.0
Apr 6, 2026

Toxic culture

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Pros

Pay is ok for the area.

Cons

Senior managers have their favourites. Senior managers too close personally to some managers, friendship over code of conduct and ethics. Those who dont suck up or flutter their eyelashes are overlooked even though they do the actual work. There needs to be a shake up of this behaviour, Senior managers should be non biased, have an excellent code of conduct and see through the bull!! Instead of wanting to be 'friends with their teams. Strong leadership is lacking, decision making based on fact, not emotional attachments is the norm. Can be very toxic to those of us who work hard but are time and time again pushed to the side.

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