A really great place to work - Anonymous employee Diageo Employee Review

5.0
Sep 9, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great colleagues, positive atmosphere, fantastic brands, global opportunities, huge opportunities for personal growth and development. Real focus on future growth. Genuine pride in the business throughout the organisation. Relatively un-hierarchical.

Cons

Can feel like a big machine. Is very much a matrix organisation - if you are not a big relationships person then it will be hard work to make an impact. Tendency in recent years has been regular reorganisation which has somewhat undermined the great morale the business has had.

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