Extremely top heavy and inexperienced management at local level - Anonymous employee Diageo Employee Review

2.0
May 12, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

• Superb medical insurance, 100% employer paid premiums. • State off the art manufacturing facility • Stock options , profitable year after year • Employees have strong work ethics and believe in team work • Potential to become in the top 10 best place to work • Clean and safe maufacturing environment • Manufactures a product that is always in strong consumer demand

Cons

• Nano management, managers to hourly employee ratio very high • Blatant disregard and manipulation of collective bargaining agreements • 12 hour day/ night work shifts over 36 and 48 hour work week • Use of on call employees to supliment and displace regular workers • Nonexistent employee/ management dialog • Managers have little or no idustry specific experiance

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Cons

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