DISH reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(7,809 total reviews)
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22% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

DISH has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,809 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DISH employee rating is 24% below average for employers within the Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Sep 22, 2012

Truly the worst company in America

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I honestly can't think of any. Unless you have been happily enslaved, incarcerated or have battered wife syndrome there is absolutely no reason on earth you should work at this unethical, morally bankrupt company. It will destroy you from the inside out. You are better off on welfare or living in a cardboard box.

Cons

The complaints about mandatory overtime, working on holidays, etc are not as simple as they sound. This is a company that takes as much as they can from their employees and gives as little as possible back. I have worked plenty of jobs where I was required to stay late, work more than 80 hours in a week, work holidays or couldn't call in sick or late or wouldn't call in sick or late and I didn't mind that. But what Dish does, is they look for every opportunity to reach in to your paycheck and take what you've already earned and keep it from you. If you are early every day for a year and leave late, they will still "write you up" for being ONE MINUTE LATE even if you got in a car accident and had to take your infant to the ER for internal bleeding. They DO NOT CARE. If you take short breaks every single day and return early from lunch but are 2 minutes late from break one day, your manager will scream at you in front of everyone that you are getting "written up" for this infraction. You must ask permission to go to the bathroom. You are penalized for sales you do not make in the form of lost wages, despite the fact that you COULD NOT sell those prospects due to company policies such as the prospect did not pass a credit check or did not have a credit card. These penalties occur by Dish taking away from commissions you have already earned. Team meetings consist of managers instructing associates on how to play the numbers, how not to take calls, how to delay calls that they can't sell in order to preserve their "close rate". This company has nothing to do with "pride, adventure, winning or intelligence". NOTHING. They lie, steal and cheat at every turn not only from their customers but worse, from their employees. There is not one single employee at this location who is happy with their job, happy with themselves or proud to be with Dish. I have never said a single negative word about any previous employer because I don't believe in burning bridges in a professional environment but no person deserves to be treated the way Dish treats their employees. No one should ever consider working here. Do not work here. It is not worth it. There is a REASON it is a constant revolving door of employee turnover, why they are the most hated company in the entire US (not by a stable staff, keep in mind, but a constant changing staff who hates them) and you would be better off moving, selling your house, working part-time, ANYTHING other than this. Everyone here is looking for a way out. Do NOT believe what Dish says about themselves. I made that mistake and I regret it horribly. What we, as employees, know about working here, is absolutely true. You will be used, abused, taken advantage of, humiliated, disrespected and expected to believe that because you are being paid from time to time that this is all acceptable. No amount of money (and I've made plenty here) is worth the way I've been treated or the way I've been expected to treat customers at this company. Run, don't walk.

1.0
Aug 16, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Made new friends. Was a paycheck until I found somewhere else to work.

Cons

Upper Management is out of touch with what is going on in the company. Mass firings quarterly. Does not allow to finish last 2 weeks of employment. "Accepts immediately" without paying out 2 weeks. Mandatory overtime on your day off at least 1x per month every month. No way to move up in the company unless you are best friends with management. Promised promotions from direct supervisor are withdrawn by general manager because they don't like you. Sexual harassment and political talk are not disciplined. If your supervisor continuously refuses to give you work to do, it's your fault and you get reprimanded. Going to H.R. voicing concerns results in you getting punished. Voicing concerns about supervisors behavior to general managers is ignored, and you are punished instead. Seniority, work ethic, and experience don't matter. It's who you are best friends with and brown-nose to. FMLA employees are forced to be converted to hourly-paid employees. Employees forced to work overnight to finish projects with unrealistic deadlines. Many employees don't go home at night. Pay is not competitive. Much lower than equivalent positions elsewhere. Health insurance is a joke. Extremely high out of pocket expenses and very little coverage. Causes employees to file for bankruptcy due to medical costs. You are fired if you badge in after 8:55 am or before 4:05 pm, no matter how many hours you worked that day. Unwilling to work around doctor appointments, school appointments, or anything else that life throws at you. Required to drive in dangerous conditions to get to work. Was told by CEO to get a hotel room when it snows to make sure you get to work on time. Salary employees are not permitted to take breaks. Only an unpaid lunch break is allowed. Management has bias and does not treat employees equally. Unprofessional work ethic. Requires you to wear bandages covering piercings and tattoos. Unfair dress code. Also does not apply to "sexy/beautiful" people.

2.0
Aug 16, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

For the most part a good motivational energy, (Just keep swimming attitude) money set aside for events at the call centers that employees can participate in, anything that has nothing to do with the actual Job in other words.

Cons

Ive worked at Dish for a little over a year now and can't agree more with those who have commented below. Dishs CEO is blind if he is to ignore the people who 'cut the grass' as it were, what's ridiculous is the payload he expects every one to carry while calling everyone a salesperson to compensate for the companies failing revenue, and to complain about call flow at his call centers, while allowing repetitive takedowns of customers channels and embarrassing lawsuits over simple tech features on equipment to give leverage to other companies over dish...simply it is far too stressful a workplace with far too little compensation for the work being performed.

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