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Ivan Menezes
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Pros
"Diageo across the globe has a great emphasis on work life balance and supportive to the needs to the employees" (in 103 reviews)
"Great company Great brands Great package" (in 134 reviews)
Cons
"Work life balance difficult at times" (in 48 reviews)
"Decision making slow but making strong improvements" (in 55 reviews)
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"The perfect blend!"
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- Senior Management
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOPros
Unique in how the company and people care about the performance we deliver, the inclusion of all employees plus the impact on communities and society. Genuinely have freedom to determine the impact you want to have, the way you want to work, and to try out new ideas and build your career. Working with such iconic brands you feel privileged and excited every day to be holding the torch for their future. A globally connected company, that despite its size is only 30,000 people means it feels like a real community and somewhere that is both ambitious and incredibly fun to work at with people you care about.
Cons
It is good to see the business making changes in areas that are needed. Being less internally focused and more geared to customers and consumers will make sure we focus on the things that are fewer and most important, and remove some unnecessary complexity that has increased over time by being too inward looking. Also because it has been so internally driven for so long it can be hard to sometimes see that changes being made in the company are not only essential, they are being driven (often far harder!) in most other companies in order to stay competitive in this fast changing world. Need to keep doing more to bring the outside world in to keep perspective on what is truly important.
Advice to Management
Keep doing what makes this company great - investing in incredible brands, growing talented and diverse people and caring about our impact on communities.
Diageo 2018-11-17 23:42 PST ![Diageo Logo]()
"Excellent Employer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Diageo full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Work life balance, brands, future employability
Cons
Salary, progression can be limited
Diageo 2019-03-19 05:49 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Commercial"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Diageo full-time
Pros
Office, flexibility, culture, passionate and friendly staff and management, as well as an encouragement to take ownership.
Cons
As with any large company, a large amount of operations has been outsourced, making end-to-end operations rather fragmented.
Diageo 2019-04-07 06:21 PDT![Diageo Logo]()
"Diageo Experience"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Diageo full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Salaries , Potential to try other Roles
Cons
Lack of Trust, Excessive Bureaucracy, Lack of Real Decision Making, Box Ticking, 'We know best' , Patronising attitude. Poor decision Making & Communication. Double Standards of Managers. It's evident we're in a race to the bottom to cut cost, including Staff T&C's in an attempt to maximise profit irrespective of the impact on staff who are allegedly 'so valuable' to the business.
Advice to Management
Be more honest, respectful and inclusive with staff and you'll get so much more out of them! It's so frustrating because it could and should be so much better....it's a crying shame!
Diageo 2019-04-16 01:34 PDT![Diageo Logo]()
"Excellent"
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I worked at Diageo full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Family feel with a great team ethic
Cons
Limited progression as it has a very flat organisational structure
Diageo 2019-03-28 13:38 PDT![Diageo Logo]()
"Great Company - Not so great processes"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Diageo full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Amazing brands, really flexible working, good perks (company and personal performance based bonus, shares, product allocation)
Cons
Salary review process is poor and experience is often neglected with regards to salary in relation to newcomers.
Diageo 2019-03-18 16:18 PDT![Diageo Logo]()
"Great place to work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Diageo full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Yearly whisky allowances
The chance to develop and move on to senior positions
Excellent working environment.
Although, I have experienced verbal abuse from a coworker, it was dealt with very effectively the moment I reached out to the management.Cons
Occasionally very senior members seem to have too much leverage over new employees but whenever this happens, it is dealt with very quickly.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work!
Diageo 2019-03-13 01:24 PDT![Diageo Logo]()
"Opportunity to grow and mark your own mark"
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Positive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Diageo full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Brands, People, Elements of freedom to succeed in role
Cons
Decision Making can be long, structures can limit growth into higher positions (in some divisions).
Diageo 2019-03-11 02:58 PDT![Diageo Logo]()
"Diageo"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Diageo full-time
Pros
Great brands, comfortable working environment, working with highly capable people
Cons
Poor location of head office
Diageo 2019-03-06 13:56 PST![Diageo Logo]()
"Business Development Director"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Diageo full-time
Pros
Fast-paced environment, which is unusual for large corporations. Brand and marketing lead organisation, with a firm handle on medium and long term growth opportunities.
Cons
None that come to mind.
Diageo 2019-03-04 11:28 PST
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Diageo Response
19 Nov 2018 – Social Media Team
Hello there,
What a fantastic review to read, its a delight to read that you're thoroughly enjoying your time at Diageo - your review sums up perfectly why this is such a great company to work for. I love what you said about 'holding the torch' for our brands future. No matter your job-role, function or seniority within Diageo, we all have a responsibility to keep our brands continually growing.
Thanks for leaving a review, and we hope that you continue to be a great Diageo brand ambassador.
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