Does DISH pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DISH employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DISH. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at DISH?

32% of DISH employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated DISH 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.6 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at DISH?

Customer Service Representative (357) , Technician (285) , Field Service Technician (181) , Inside Sales Representative (147) , Account Executive (144) , Retention Specialist (105) , Manager (103) , Field Service Manager (102) , Sales Associate (99) , Sales Representative (80) , Operations Manager (77) , Software Engineer (77) , Installer (66) , Business Analyst (63) , Inventory Specialist (62)

What are the pros of working at DISH according to real employee reviews?

"The pay was good and after a month or so the mastery of skill sets is very beneficial." ((in 694 reviews)); "The people are great and the advancement is there if you want to work for it." ((in 404 reviews)); "training is good and you get up training almost every week." ((in 162 reviews)); "Great coworkers and the downtown location was very fun" ((in 127 reviews)); "Working at Dish I made good money and a lot of money I made $85K by September." ((in 127 reviews))

What are the cons of working at DISH according to real employee reviews?

"Terrible benefits (potential new hires have rejected offers solely on the awful benefits package alone.)" ((in 471 reviews)); "Upper management is clueless and will belittle you any chance they get." ((in 202 reviews)); "Long hours: Entry level positions are mostly hired full time with 40 hour a week schedules." ((in 180 reviews)); "No work life balance have to pick up slack from other workers never know what time you'll be off" ((in 178 reviews)); "CPAW isn't a culture anyway and the real culture at dish is toxic and stifling." ((in 167 reviews))

What are employees saying about DISH layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about DISH layoffs and their outlook for job security at DISH in 2026.

DISH reviews

2.8

32% would recommend to a friend

(7,806 total reviews)

Charlie Ergen

26% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.4

Senior management

DISH has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,806 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The DISH employee rating is 22% below average for employers within the Telecomunicaciones industry (3.6 stars).

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8K reviews

2.0

Dec 10, 2008

The future is unclear

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are very conservative ant are in "the black" even in this tough economy. They are total self owned and have the capacity to dominate the market with the right marketing and products. They also manufacture all their own equipment and own all of the satellites in orbit (compared to Direct TV who leases theirs). The BAE position is completely autonomous and allows a great deal of freedom when approaching selling in your market.

Cons

Job ecurity for the BAE position is very low. They just laid off about 30% of the BAE's nationwide. The communication between senior management and the plan they have for the commercial accounts devision is in a word........horrible.

1.0

Nov 8, 2008

Just remember you will not get respect here.

business systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Location within the south metro Denver area. Easy to get to. Cafeteria and snack shop availability. Discount on Satellite TV.

Cons

Having your clock in/clock out reported. Lack of training encouraged by Senior Management. Overkill on compartmentalizing job functions within System Development Life Cycle. Incredibily old customer service application. Intensely monitored use of internet/email system. The beautiful campus in Englewood (Inverness) is only beautiful on the outside. The offices, and furnishings are leftover from Merrill Lynch days, no privacy, and are basically falling apart.

1.0

Oct 29, 2008

Don't go there!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Dish Network offers its employees free tv after working there for 3 months. I would say that this is the only benefit working there. Employees are treated like cattle. I can't really think of any good reason to work at DISH. If you are really into watching TV and like to be in that industry, then maybe you would like working there. There are so many tech jobs in Atlanta, I can't really see a good reason to work there. The work itself is not very exciting. They really used old techologies and are reluctant to upgrade to something new. Most of us spend our time revamping code written by people in Denver are treated like second class citizens.

Cons

There is very limited internet access available. Not matter what your position, your hours are clocked. Every time you login to your computer, you see a pop-up saying that all computer activity is monitored. Since we are not at corporate headquarters we don't get any of the perks that they offer. If you consider interviewing there, ask about the benefits up front. They don't give you the day after Christmas or Thanksgiving off either. The medical benefits are probably the worst that I have ever seen for employees. I would not recommend this place to anyone. There is not much room for advancement because all of the important work is done in Denver.

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