Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,197 total reviews)
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Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,197 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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4.0
May 27, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Discover is a fantastic company to work with. Every department manager and team leader I've worked for has been very accessible and responsive. The company takes employee feedback seriously. I love the extra incentives, like the swag bags, lunches, nachos, and the rest of the stuff management does to keep it fun and fresh. This is the company to work for. Lots of promotion from within, and plenty of opportunity to move departments until you find the right place. Pay is decent. You can make really good money between the base pay and bonuses.

Cons

Working with the public can be difficult. They have this not so delightful position called flex-time. Most start out on flex. You'll be scheduled to work three Saturday or Sunday per month, with a random day off during the week and varied start times. 39 hours a week is the max, and 32 hours the min. Flex schedules aren't released more than 3 weeks in advance.

4.0
Apr 2, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Very good benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k match, ESPP, 25 PTO days/year from the start of employment), gym on site, large cafeteria on site and work-life balance (they allow work-from-home for most). Big company with internal mobility options. Mostly friendly people and good culture. Overall good place to work and I was mostly happy with my time there.

Cons

Salary is very average. Couples with kids get more value in the benefits and work-life balance. Not as much compensation value if you're young, single, and/or childless. Also, the cost of housing around Riverwoods is high, so a lot of employees end up with a fairly long commutes or renting with roommates. Very steady and conservative company, so things can get boring quickly. If you want to move and advance, you'll need to push for it on your own, managers are more interested in keeping things as they are and I have seen multiple instances of employee internal moves get sabotaged. Lots of red-tape and bureaucracy, but it comes with the territory of working for a bank. Office politics is very prevalent. Upper management is very disconnected from day-to-day work and re-orgs are common so management is constantly changing. Decisions are often made based on who is screaming the loudest. From a technology perspective, not much is very new or cutting edge and it's almost impossible to bring in new things or change standards.

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