Its a job... - Account Manager Discover Employee Review

3.0
22 May 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits from day 1. Pay was very competitive. You were allowed to basically work as much overtime as you wanted, they were always sending emails that they needed people to work overtime. You gain allot of customer service experience at this job, and it looks good on your resume. They give you 20 days PTO, as soon as you're out of training. Requesting this time is very easy as well. They allow you to 'edoc' (based off of business need).... Basically this allows you to leave early and not have it counted against you.

Cons

Extremely high call volume. I was barely able to take a breath in between calls. (100-150+ calls a day). You are always being listened too, which can get annoying at times. They do 'calibrations' which gives you time off the phone periodically throughout the day, or several times a week. You have to get used to having anywhere from 15-30 people listen to one of your recorded calls, and critique it. Most of the team leaders really have no idea what their doing... When you go to them from assistance, you're always told "I'll have to get clarification on that", meanwhile the Card Member is on hold, (which you're only allowed to place them on hold for 2mins TOPS.) There is room for promotion here though, you just have to make sure you're always meeting in your stats... Which at times can be impossible. It almost felt at times you were chained to a phone for 8 hours, and anytime spent off the phone during those hours have to be written down and then your team leader will determine if what you have wrote down is excusable or not? Overall decent place to work, just didn't have it in me to stay very long.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
28 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

One of the most significant advantages of interning at Discover is the opportunity to work with massive, high-stakes financial datasets within a highly collaborative and mentorship-driven culture. Because the company manages millions of consumer accounts, you gain direct experience in how data-driven decisions impact risk management, credit modeling, and fraud detection in real time. The environment is known for being supportive of early-career professionals, offering structured learning paths and exposure to modern cloud-native infrastructures like AWS. Furthermore, the company’s strong focus on work-life balance and a clear pipeline for converting interns to full-time roles makes it an excellent "foot in the door" for anyone looking to build a career in fintech.

Cons

On the other hand, the primary drawback often stems from the inherent bureaucracy and heavy regulation of the banking industry, which can lead to slower project lifecycles and "red tape." You may find that a significant portion of your time is spent on repetitive data cleaning and maintaining legacy reporting systems rather than building the cutting-edge predictive models you might expect. Additionally, because Discover is a massive organization, your scope of work can sometimes feel siloed, making it difficult to see the end-to-end impact of your analysis across different departments. Finally, the current landscape of the industry means that internal shifts or large-scale corporate restructuring can occasionally lead to uncertainty regarding team directions or long-term project stability.

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