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Gone Are the Days... - Anonymous employee Discovery, Inc. Employee Review

3.0
Sep 12, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Diverse employees (age, race, etc.) -Great HQ facility in downtown Silver Spring, MD -Strong benefits, bonus package and employee resource groups -Competitive pay for the area -Flexible work hours

Cons

-Governed by a homogeneous board of all older caucasian, millionaire men -Overtime is expected. Constantly "on" -Overall company direction and strategy is null and void -Many, many, many layoffs (see Washington Post article "Discovery Buyouts") -Toxic atmosphere and environment -Eons behind other media companies in both technology and programming -Stock is priority, not product nor people -CEO is highest paid executive in the US 3 years straight -No gym facility

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5.0
Feb 4, 2023
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Pros

Generous attendance policy, Generous PTO, company dedicated to diversity.

Cons

Pay is lower as company includes all benefits into compensation. HR is terrible, but that is always the case. Interview process is always dragged out and never transparent

4.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It was nice to work there.

Cons

It was sometimes not nice to work there.

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