DISH reviews

2.7

31% would recommend to a friend

(7,810 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 7,810 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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8K reviews
1.0
Aug 29, 2015

The antithesis of morals

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great coworkers. Occasionally they unlock the doors and let you outside for lunch as long as you don't venture off too far.

Cons

Dish has the classic mentality of paying the least for everything while asking all they can and a little bit more. They'll give you the absolutely minimum possible (pay, benefits, time off, flexibility,etc.) but expect you to lay down your life for the company so that uncle Charlie can make an extra $3. They treat outside partners the same way. They will beat anyone down as much as possible (hence why the majority of their partnerships end up in a courtroom) but in spite of constant takedowns they expect their customers to pay them more every year simply because they know most people won't leave. The mentality at Dish can be summed up in one word: selfishness. Don't expect them to do anything for you unless it benefits them. Management is short sighted and realize that since their product and their brand are dying they need to squeeze out as much money as humanly possible while the cash cow still exists. Dish is like the kid everyone knew growing up who thought they were so much better than everyone else and never let anyone play with their toys. Eventually the curiosity wears off and you stop going to that kid's house. Don't make the decision of taking a job there. It'll be the worst mistake of your life. They will shame you into staying by saying you must not be good enough if you can't make it there. Don't fall for it, not every company is like Dish (or remotely close) and leave the first chance you get, it's not a reflection of you it's a reflection of the company that is stuck in the labor practices of a 19th century coal mine. Be warned, once you leave you will suffer from Post Dish Stress Disorder (PDSD) and when you start at your next job you'll think that everyone is watching your hours closely and that you're not allowed to leave for lunch and that you'll be fired for having to drop your kids off at school before work. It'll wear off soon, once you work for a real company your manager will ensure you that it's ok to have a life outside of work.

1.0
Aug 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

4 day work week, free tv programming, my peers, and technicians.

Cons

Micromanagement, low morale, upper management who consistantly doesnt care about the employees, horrible benefits, over worked staff, unrealistic metrics, unfair firing practices, deception to customers.

1.0
Aug 8, 2015
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Pros

Great teammates, state of the art development software, free TV, opportunity to develop skills outside of your job description, full cafeteria at corporate HQ, parking garage, security staff was wonderful.

Cons

As a salaried exempt employee, you will get worked to death. There is no career path outside of management, pay is low compared to the rest of the industry, performance reviews are meaningless (without stated goals by which to measure performance, you can never "exceed" expectations and earn a raise), employees are evaluated against each other (breeds a cut throat environment instead of a collaborative one), there is a pervasive spirit of fear and distrust, an appallingly high turn over rate (average tenure is under 2 years), tuition reimbursement plan is an unattainable benefit, since the requirements are so stringent, you can never get your courses approved, even the smallest project had to be approved at the director/VP level (meaning it takes 2 weeks to develop, and 3 months to review), executives were not interested in reviewing a project at the wireframe or mock-up stage... they had to see a finished product before requesting massive code changes that impact the development cycle, "level of effort" record keeping demands that you account for your time in 10 minute increments, no opportunities to telecommute, as management thinks you will not perform unless you are being watched like a child, overall: an environment of fear and distrust at every level.

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