Does Guinness World Records pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guinness World Records employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guinness World Records. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guinness World Records?

57% of Guinness World Records employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guinness World Records 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guinness World Records?

Adjudicator (2) , Commercial Account Manager (2) , Records Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Guinness World Records according to real employee reviews?

"There are some real great people across the company!" ((in 11 reviews)); "Great culture." ((in 4 reviews)); "The staff are all awesome, very professional and dedicated to GWR." ((in 3 reviews)); "The team is also a delight to work with." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Guinness World Records according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and not a great location" ((in 7 reviews)); "Small company, if you are sitting next to someone unpleasant or have a bad manager this will greatly change your enjoyment of the company." ((in 1 reviews))

Guinness World Records Reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(49 total reviews)

Alistair Richards

84% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Guinness World Records has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 49 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guinness World Records employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

49 reviews

3.0

5 Sept 2025

Good concept, bad execution

Senior records executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The actual content of the work is interesting. The talent you meet and engage with are incredible. Remote work is great

Cons

management is poor bad work environment questionable dealings

4.0

24 July 2025

Good company

Cms & salesforce admin

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A good company to work for, with kind people and a genuinely positive culture. My manager was an amazing leader and a truly wonderful person who genuinely cared about my growth and career development.

Cons

the pay is not the greatest

Guinness World Records Response

10mo

Thank you for your feedback and I'm so pleased to hear your feedback about your manager. Regarding your pay; we have been using a compensation benchmarking tool to source salary data and it's improved our offering. I take what you have said onboard and we will continue to work on improving our total reward as we know it's an important factor in an employee's wellbeing and happiness. Good luck with your next step.

3.0

2 July 2025

Varied experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working with lots of regions and industries and people are nice.

Cons

Staff unmotivated, poor direction and poor benefits/low salary.

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