Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,186 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 5,186 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 Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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5.0
Sep 3, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Work/life balance is very strong, the offices are mostly empty by 5:30. The PTO program is wonderful. Office politics are at a minimum vs. other companies I've worked for, which makes for a pleasant work enivironment.

Cons

Some complain that it is not a performance culture, however I disagree, I think there is balance between performers and non-performers. Organizations with too many strong performers can have a tough, cut-throat feel.

1.0
Jul 21, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- Recently hired leadership is of top quality and has the right plans to turn around the company for long term success - Good benefits - Good cafeteria

Cons

- highly political. all that matters is keeping everyone happy and in check. results really optional - extremely poor quality Officer level leadership. new C-level has the right vision for the company but other leaders are stale and only care about "What's in it for me" without concern for company's bottom line - if you hate meetings, this place is meetings Mecca! - parking can be a headache during snow. can be long uncovered walk from parking lot - lack of innovation will undoubtedly be the cause of this company's demise - Finance leadership needs a major overhaul - Marketing teams are the best teams to work in - IT is good place to be and you won't have to work much because of poor leadership

1.0
Jun 12, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits have historically been above average.

Cons

Once you've passed 10 to 12 years with Discover you may find yourself either overpaid in your managers opinion, under valued or both. From a lack managerial experience Management members fail to demonstrate common sense and fair judgement. They leverage subjective application of the company code of conduct policies, you're guilty and unable to prove innocence, and convey a sense that you somehow manged to benefit by cheating. I've seen this happen to others and could not correlate a true or implied benefit with the event. As I've seen in other reviews I would not bother seeking help from HR. For unknown reasons they appear to defend poor or weak statements given rather than collecting unbiased input from all parties.

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