Discord reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)
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Humam Sakhnini

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Discord has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Discord employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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245 reviews
5.0
May 30, 2023

Loving my time here

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working here has been an absolute joy. The culture is vibrant and inclusive, fostering open communication and personal growth. I am surrounded by brilliant and motivated colleagues who inspire me daily. The projects we work on are consistently cool and cutting-edge, pushing the boundaries of innovation. Discord truly invests in its employees' development and well-being, creating a healthy work-life balance. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this exceptional company, where I am constantly challenged, supported, and rewarded.

Cons

Fast pace is not for everyone

1.0
May 26, 2023

Toxic Work Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Some of the benefits, Hack Week and other company events, not much else

Cons

Leadership is green and have no clue what they’re doing. Everything is perceived as urgent so there’s always more work piled on with short deadlines without flexibility to deprioritize other work. So many employees are taking mental health leave because they can’t afford to not have a job but they also cannot work in an environment this toxic. Not a disability friendly culture - there is a general lack of consideration in all their people programs besides the events for people with disabilities especially those who are neurodivergent. Talent development is a joke - our performance management program is one-sided and doesn’t fairly evaluate all faces of an employees performance. You are not able to share your opinion and often times give feedback openly otherwise you’re considered to not have a “growth mindset” or you’re perceived as “not having good intent” yes this goes into their performance management. There is a ton of favoritism - other people who are under-qualified being promoted or being recognized/taking credit for other peoples work. You can’t trust the HR team especially the HR Business Partners at all. They’re practically useless and cover the tracks of their friends who are toxic managers. Anything you tell them is not confidential it’s actually used against you in your performance management. They say they have a high performance standard now (lollllol) but toxic managers are never held to the same standard. They say care about people but it’s all a talk track I don’t even think they have a clue what the first step for caring for people is. Stay away from this place if you value your mental health.

2.0
May 8, 2023

Shift in culture

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Some pockets of teams have a great work environment - In-office perks and events - Better Hybrid work best practices - Highly cross-functional

Cons

- Individuals within middle management with a lack of the company culture or values - Corporate mentality - Constant bulldozing that muzzles creativity and collaborative feedback - Politics-driven work environment

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Discord Response
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We're glad to hear you're enjoying our in-office perks and events, our hybrid work environment, and cross-functional teams! But, we're sad to hear you've experienced a corporate mentality and even bulldozing in some situations. This is concerning to us and we want to make it clear that this is not the type of behavior we condone as we strive to continue to build a creative, collaborative, and positive work environment. We’d like to get a better understanding of the specific issues you mentioned, and strongly encourage you (or anyone else feeling a similar way) to reach out to your manager, People Partner or a trusted leader so we can address this in a meaningful way.
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