Does Discover pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Discover employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Discover. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Discover?

68% of Discover employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Discover 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Discover?

Account Manager (298) , Customer Service Representative (204) , Project Manager (149) , Senior Manager (119) , Manager (96) , Collections Specialist (95) , Senior Account Manager (94) , Team Leader (78) , Senior Associate (71) , Account Specialist (59) , Director (50) , Fraud Specialist (50) , Software Engineer (47) , Lead Data Science Analyst (41) , Applications Engineer (39)

What are the pros of working at Discover according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and 401k." ((in 725 reviews)); "Great culture and values!" ((in 426 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 415 reviews)); "The people I work with are great; I have never had a problem with a co" ((in 335 reviews)); "The pay is good for those who are willing to work hard and earn it." ((in 271 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Discover according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary and difficult to get promotion" ((in 96 reviews)); "Senior leadership lacks vision; dirty political environment;" ((in 61 reviews)); "Unfortunately, the reorganization caused a lot of unhappiness from poor upper management placement and decisions" ((in 48 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism and a total disregard for workplace civility are traits that are often on display by management." ((in 44 reviews)); "High Expectations with no room for error and low compensation" ((in 26 reviews))

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Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Discover layoffs and their outlook for job security at Discover in 2026.

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Discover reviews

4.0

68% would recommend to a friend

(5,174 total reviews)

Michael Shepherd

65% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Oct 28, 2014

Egos and Idiots

Senior account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They do not enforce the dress code which is nice because they don't pay you enough to actually wear nice clothes

Cons

I found that a vast majority of the people that work there, ESPECIALLY management, are fake and will throw you under the bus to make themselves look good. A very deceptive company that rewards conformity and frowns on individual opinions. You couldn't pay me enough to work at that place again!

5.0

Nov 11, 2011

A rewarding experience that provides a great professional look into the corporate life for someone starting their career

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Discover provides housing in a top-notch extended stay hotel for the entire summer, with some meals provided. The work environment is warm and welcoming throughout the entire campus. You are provided a mentor that is there to help and talk to you whenever you need it. You will not feel lost at any point, because the people you work with will help you with anything that you need. The campus also has a huge food court, several small shops with treats/food/drinks. It also has a fitness center that is very convenient. The people are very easy to talk to and get along with. The recruiting supervisor is absolutely the best. She makes the experience top-notch and extremely enjoyable with intern events planned all throughout the summer. Being able to hang out with other interns also makes its a great summer. You will make many new friends and have experiences with them that you will never forget. Truthfully an amazing summer for an intern.

Cons

Upper management is fairly distant from employees and they have a hard time acting on feedback and suggestions given to them by employees.

1.0

Aug 26, 2010

Finance PM at Discover

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Convinient location for suburbanites 2. 25 day vacation 3. Not bad benefits

Cons

1. Company is too "top heavy", there are more managers than individual contributors 2. Review system is unfair 3. Pay is low compared to competitors 4. The company tends to hire MBAs and even PHDs to do basic analytical functions. Very many disappointed people.

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