Boston, MA 09/22/2014 (wallstreetpr) – According to a report published in Yahoo! Finance, Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) made its mark among the colossal organizations on the 2014 IDG’s Computerworld “100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology.” The company ranked 52nd.
The position:
It needs special mention that this was Discover’s 12th successive year, in which the company has maintained its position in the “100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology.”
Senior VP says:
The Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS), Glenn Schneider, stated that core values innovation, simplicity and collaboration showed the company the right path. The Senior VP added; the company was influenced by the values to build an employee-friendly environment to work. The exciting work-environment steered the employees to give their best, which eventually helped Discover to maintain its position as a leading bank as well as the payment service company.
The annual survey conducted by Computerworld ranked the top 100 workstations for technology professionals. The study was conducted on a small, mid-sized as well as large companies based on career development, diversity, benefits and reviews and feedback of the employees.
The chief editor of Computerworld, Scot Finnie commented:
The chief editor of Computerworld, Scot Finnie, in a statement said that hiring brightest IT professionals and offering them competitive remuneration along with highest benefits is not the way to judge this year’s ‘Best Places to Work in IT list.’ Rather, employing newcomers and allowing them to show their talent in the challenging business projects, broad training chance and ongoing various career-development programs are the primary factors that are considered.
Additionally, providing the employees benefits like 25-days of paid time off, educational reimbursement, performance-based progress plans also play a significant role. Discover have launched internal employee resource groups and branded Employee Connection Groups, very recently. This will help the employees to balance their work and life.
