Pros
Some truly innovative and talented people work for Discovery. Perfect opportunity to learn from and collaborate with the some of the best in their field. Benefits are fantastic! Health/Dental/Vision, balance days and generous time-off.
Cons
Unfortunately, every day you come to work could be your last. You may walk in and have a lovely box next to your desk, signaling an end to your career at Discovery. The layoffs seem to come out of no-where and have almost nothing to do with performance. It's most likely your boss and your boss's boss had no warning either. This leads to another major con, poor communication. Large companies like Discovery are plagued by this, but at Discovery the little communication that leaks down always harbors doom and gloom. The doom & gloom communications have employees in a constant CYA mode. In-fact, that's the reason most processes are put in place, not to solve the problem at hand, but to cover everyone in-case it goes bad. All of this breeds a culture of fear. On a final note, even-though a Pro is that you work with some top people, the opportunities for advancement internally are slim. As several others have mentioned in other reviews, management seldom looks internally to fill positions. 90% of the time the position will go to someone brought in from the outside; a person that will take at least a year to get up to speed if they ever do. They won't even discuss the possibility of your advancement.
