3.0
Sep 12, 2016
Anonymous employee
Current employee, more than 5 years
Silver Spring, MD
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
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