Diligent reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(854 total reviews)

Brian Stafford

51% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Diligent has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 854 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Diligent employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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854 reviews
2.0
May 8, 2022

Good ambition, poor execution

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Diligent has some very talented people, and is in a strong market position. Employees are generally well compensated and the company seems to genuinely want to be an ethical employer.

Cons

Unfortunately, the company is poorly run from the top down. Planning is almost always after the fact. They closed the Christchurch office (primary dev centre for the only product that actually turns a profit) and then asked the people being made redundant to figure out how to implement this change. The product is grossly under-resourced, leading to constant firefighting.

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Diligent Response
4y
Thank you for sharing your perspective with us. We certainly agree that our people are a huge part of what make Diligent an employer of choice, and we strive to ensure all our team members feel valued and competitively rewarded for their efforts. To your specific feedback, our decision to close our Christchurch office in New Zealand was made only after extensive analysis of how best to enhance collaboration across our team and drive greater impact for our clients. In fact, the feedback we were hearing was that it was difficult for employees to collaborate in real-time and move with agility due to vast time zone differences. We don’t underestimate how difficult these changes were for any team member who was impacted and took every available step we had to support them. More broadly, this year we have made it a focus to cascade goals throughout our entire organization to promote greater strategic clarity and alignment. If you have more specific ideas or suggestions on how we can improve and better support you, please speak with your manager or ELT member so we can be responsive to your concerns. You can also email us anonymously at HRconfidential@diligent.com. Thank you again. -Avigail Dadone, Chief People Officer
1.0
Jan 2, 2026

Pathetic Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free Lunch Free Cab Office Outings

Cons

Poor Management No work life balance Unnecessary Weekend work No proper planning

2.0
Oct 30, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Great colleagues - Perks and Benefits - Attempts to foster a positive corporate culture.

Cons

I've waited to write this review because it's been good to settle in and get a feel for the company as a whole without being hasty or giving undue comment. However sadly, for the first time since I started I'm now seriously starting to give consideration to looking elsewhere for work. To try and be constructive: - Support structure and changes - Essentially more work and less people to do it. People with years worth of experience and niche product knowledge are run ragged at the frontlines with no regard for their progression or wellbeing. - The ELT's lack of long term vision - Look at the reviews here - Buzzwords are embraced, structures are changed ad-hoc. Expectations to have broad and lacking general knowledge over all the products rather than the necessary expertise to competently support one product. - Because of the obsession with minimising the cost of people, hiring is fraught and often delayed resulting in decay of the team structure and the overall levels of knowledge available to the customer. Is that really 'Customer First'? - Possibly denial? Are we really an M&A venture company trying to pretend it has a soul? And to follow on from that: Overinvestment in acquisitions and underinvestment in hiring/people. - It doesn't generate confidence to show up at a company social event and note that you don't know many of the people because turnover has been so high.

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Diligent Response
6mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your detailed feedback. We’re glad to hear you value your colleagues, the benefits, and the efforts to foster a positive culture. At the same time, we recognize the concerns you’ve raised regarding workload, support structures, hiring processes, and leadership alignment. We take this feedback seriously and understand how important it is to provide employees with the resources, guidance, and stability needed to perform their roles effectively while maintaining well-being. We’re actively focused on improving talent planning, team structures, and communication across all levels to ensure our employees feel supported and empowered. Your insights about the impact of turnover and workload on day-to-day operations are especially valuable. We will continue to evaluate our processes and investments to ensure they align with both operational realities and our commitment to putting people first. Thank you again for sharing your perspective -feedback like yours helps us identify opportunities for growth and improvement as we work to strengthen the employee experience.. If you ever have additional feedback or suggestions, feel free to connect with us at HRConfidential@diligent.com.
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