Overly complex, annual org restructures, systems that are archaic, DIY everything, share service center does the minimum - Anonymous employee Diageo Employee Review

3.0
13 Jan 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and benefits are excellent Free drinks Flexible work arrangements depending on role and manager

Cons

Extremely short-term results driven. Senior management keeps pushing to hit unrealistic targets and forcing action that is doing long-term harm to business Culture of keeping the status quo, resistant to change. Easier to do nothing say nothing and stay unnoticed. Work life balance is non-existent in some teams Sales driven, not marketing driven company Every market does their own thing so a lot of complexity IT systems are terrible, difficult to get basic numbers Talks about valuing and training people but doesn't deliver. There is zero role transition.

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