DISH reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(7,809 total reviews)
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Charlie Ergen

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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2.0
Oct 6, 2020

An Honest Review of DISH, because these positive reviews are fake

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Positive culture is dependent on the team. Had a nice cafe with decent food. Some bosses would let you work from home. COVID forced everyone to be home for a little while. Pay was survivable. You are working a lot of hats, so you need to be flexible, but that also means you'll learn a lot and can take on new opportunities. DISH is reputable and everyone knows it, which is why it's a great resume booster. Some really nice, good people work here. 2 stars for all of the things I learned and the nice people.

Cons

I'll try to keep these constructive cons. To summarize, DISH does not care about you, the employee. Charlie (former CEO and chairman) has an initiative that is centered on the success of his new wireless business. The purchasing of Boost Mobile and being approved as the "fourth wireless player giant" are part of that. So when COVID hit, and the governor forced everyone to work from home, this completely took a hit on DISH's entire established structure. DISH operates a 9am-4pm core hour system in the office, with accrued PTO, and WFH was only dictated by team and manager. Then business started tanking. So what happens when you have this pressure to become the 4th wireless carrier? You do layoffs. Probably close to 1,500 people were let go over the last few months because of this initiative. All I'm saying is, if you want to be a part of a learning experience, focused on opportunity, or are early in your career, this is a nice place to start. But anything else, including your well-being, is a huge toss up. They are forcing employees back into the office. They need to be profitable, and they're not. Take this for what it is, but if you get a job here, spend a few years here and leave for another organization. You'll find it's better that way. Don't count on DISH to have your back for any reason. They will, at the end of the day, take advantage of that fact that you are just the pawn into their grand scheme of success. They want to become the next ATT, Verizon , Amazon, and it will be done but on the broken backs of its employees. I would steer away from this company if I were you. Everyone there is sad and stressed, and I don't think you want that.

2.0
Sep 7, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Because they're constantly losing senior engineers, you can take on a lot of responsibility, learn a lot, wear a lot of hats, and grow quickly. -Really interested to see what happens there in the next 2-3 years. -Working there can entirely be described by constantly thinking "okay boomer." It's really entertaining.

Cons

-They want 8am-5pm core hours with 50 hr week mins in the office without a work load to justify it. -They pay substantially lower salaries; bad healthcare and dental. -Turns styles and automatic messages to managers demanding explanations if employees are a minute out of line. They talk about flexibility, but it's extremely looked down upon. -Directors/VPs yelling at employees is pretty normalized all the way up. -H1B visa holders are particularly mistreated and disrespected because it's harder to leave. I had a senior level friend who was told "you don't like this, find another job, lol" by his manager. He moved within the company, but the messaging is still there... -They asked everyone to come in during covid, despite increases in productivity being shown. They denied exceptions for employees with at risk loved ones until waivers were processed and then executives were upset that waivers were filed. -The Dish Cares brand asks employees to donate money and time (outside of the 50 hour week), but doesn't match a penny to contributions, although they market the donations as their own.

3.0
Aug 20, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, benefits are good enough but could be better. There are lots of opportunities to move to other roles within the company. They treated me well to my face, made me feel good about my future. Direct supervisors are great people. Good job, but not a place to look for a career.

Cons

You never know when your time is up. Mass layoffs are frequent and are directed from above by spreadsheet. Don't earn too much or your name moves towards the top of the list. They care less about highly paid career minded people than they do about the marginal quality lower paid employees. They know that just about anyone can do the jobs they offer and will find fresh low cost employees quickly. Very impersonal and fake care for employees. They'll do a lot to make you feel that they care for you as an employee, especially just before employee engagement surveys.

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