Job Title: Senior Associate
Location: Riverwoods, IL
Submitted on: 28-Jan-05
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There are many here who happily drink the grape Koolaid and think the
world is
wonderful.
Then there are those who have worked in the real workd - outside the
lethargic,
boring
corporate world and know how an organization should run. At Discover,
you don't
need to
know what a target audience is to work in Marketing. You don't need any
brand
experience to
be put in charge of a product or service. Because working here is all
about
being sociable and
creating relationships. Don't know what you're doing? You sound like
management
material!
Here, Directors are routinely rotated from business they don't know to
other
business they
know even less about. Just do what your told even if it's wrong. In
return, you
might move up.
If you're lucky, you'll receive a raise that's lower than the cost of
living
because... well, because
they can. Benefits? You get to donate your time and money to countless
charities
to make
Morgan Stanley look good. You get an annual bonus that barely allows you
to fill
up your gas
tank - every year is a tough year, you know. And everything is pro-rated.
Raises, bonuses,
lunch... This is place makes Dilbert's workplace look attractive.
Performance
evaluations
criticize everything you do. Human resources is a website. Work
assignments are
all about
doing what we did last time because we would hate to try something new
and fail.
If you want
a job where you don't have to take your work home with you, this is the
place.
In fact, you
don't even need to take work to work because there is so much gridlock,
nothing
gets done.
But at least you can be home in time for Seinfeld reruns. Which is
probably why
there are so
many employees who have been here for 10, 15, and 20 years. After all,
where
else could you
go that pays you for shuffling papers around and gives you internal
awards for
doing things
that cause the company to lose money? It's a beautiful thing. I'll take
another
glass of Koolaid
now, Nurse Ratchett.
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