Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,185 total reviews)
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Michael Shepherd

64% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,185 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Discover employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Aug 8, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good company, lots of great people, great benefits, incentives, etc, great place to get experience trying out a bunch of different roles and job types.

Cons

Pay can be on the low side, culture of "taking your lumps" and putting in your time to get promoted, many managers have been there years and years and aren't going anywhere soon, certain business units have "what have you done for me lately" culture, at VP level some are arrogant and nasty with no fear of consequence, can get very political, culture has people "drinking the kool aid" of being afraid to quit especially at the coach/team leader level.

2.0
Jun 7, 2015

Not honest about the role

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Time off and not having stress on the job

Cons

You won't do what they say you will do. Top guy in the marketing analytics group said they don't like to hear talk about statistical significance because it doesn't matter compared to the idea of the marketing program. They should probably go back to the 1990s in that case because all the advanced tools in the world don't matter if you don't know how to use them and management doesn't care about what they spend money on.

1.0
May 5, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You are surrounded by a strong talent.

Cons

My work hours were 7AM to 7PM (no joke, and I was exempt). I always worked weekends and when I took PTO time. You are given a "crack berry" and expected to respond even when traveling world wide because they activate your international roaming to be in constant contact with you. Employees who have been working there for some time are treated sub-par when it came to pay compared to new employees. Very passive-aggressive environment. The culture is VERY bureaucratic. It seems like only employees who previously came from MBNA got promoted and moved up. If you want to succeed in this company, make sure you cater to the people who have the most influence with management, regardless of title. Get ready to be thrown under the bus when your manager makes a mistake. You get promoted based on how well you play your politics.

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