Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,174 total reviews)
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Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Discover has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 5,174 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 Finanzen industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Dec 16, 2015

Big Bank, Big Politics

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good place to start your career. Opportunity to learn early on in your career.

Cons

Politically motivated people tend to excel in this environment. Good people who are interested in doing the right thing for the customer often get passed over for promotions.

2.0
Dec 15, 2015

Project Manager @ Discover

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Casual dress code - which is sometimes taken too casually! Decent number of PTO days - 25 to start Just starting Work From Home program

Cons

JUST starting Work From Home program - generally WAY behind the times Micro-management abounds here! Middle-management is the worst I have ever seen in a corporate culture. Lots of mediocre people who are on power trips bc they have a 'manager' title. Corporate seems to allow (and sometimes even encourage) this type of behavior. Culture is very much small-minded and rural given it's in a Chicago suburb - the majority of people here are interested in a punch-in and punch-out job where what they do in between doesn't matter as long as it's not too burdensome.

2.0
Apr 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good incentive, good benefits, great coworkers when they are not frustrated about not being able to tell the truth about what they see. It's a good company with some issues but it can be fixed if the company actually realizes the issue.

Cons

The pay is low for what you do, doesn't matter how many years you've been there (10-15 loyal years) someone hired 6 months ago can make more than you because the cost of living has raised, but at the same time you don't get the cost of living raise because you "already make enough" yet they are STARTING someone else (same level as you) above you. You are also TEACHING these people how to do their jobs but they still make more than you. No matter how many years/how well you know your job it's not as important has having a degree when it comes to getting promoted. Your coaches and team leaders come to you (someone who is more experienced than them) for help troubleshooting a problem even though you are only a "rep" who answers calls. It's unfortunate to know that experienced individuals are getting passed up for leadership positions because they don't play the politics game. The company wants to reach a certain profitability, yet you have imbeciles leading their "peers" to greatness. Reps.. Knowing more than coaches and some team leaders but they don't have the "exposure" to be treated as equals. Things would happen in a more fluid way if everyone were on the same page.

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