The Beatings will Continue until Morale Improves
Pros
Discount TV, Most of the Coworkers are nice, 401k match (the only decent benefit), Never need to worry about your paycheck bouncing.
Cons
Oh geez...where to begin? They have you take at least 3-4 different IQ tests before even being granted an interview (which only happened after following up with HR multiple times over the span of two months). When I was finally given an interview, I wasn't told with whom I was interviewing with or what position I was interviewing for which made the process awkward. After being hired, that's when the real "fun" started. The Badge Report is absolutely ridiculous; employees will get chewed out for being in the building less than 8.5 hours (they'll assume you took a half hour lunch). In addition to this, as many other people have mentioned on here, the report is still readily available to managers and it is checked on a weekly basis (don't believe otherwise). Also, you're only allowed to take your lunch break between 11:30-1:30 (not since high school has anyone dictated to me when I could take my lunch). The "must be in by 9 AM" rule is ridiculous, especially when the most notorious violators of this rule are managers & directors (the double standard is laughable). They couldn't care less if you working till 2 AM the night before, you must still be in by 9. Experience/knowledge in the accounting department is very sparse. Many of the managers and directors are grandfathered into their position simply because they've stuck around so long and not necessarily based on merit. Out of 200 or so employees, I'm guessing maybe 10 have their CPA which is laughable for a company this size. Innovations and efficiencies are quickly dismissed with the simple rationale of "that's the way DISH does it." Only after a strenuous process of getting your manager on board and having them vouch for you are you able to get it implemented (which by the way, the manager will take full credit for it). Inexperienced managers are easily threatened by anyone who has more knowledge than them which makes them quick to berate you for any "mistake" they find on a project (i.e. they don't like the shade of blue you used on a spreadsheet). The culture of this place is toxic. On a daily basis, you'll find people down in the cafeteria area having phone interviews with other places in the hopes of jumping ship. While walking through the department, if you look at people's computer screens, I can guarantee you'll find at least one person working on their resume. Remember the nightmare that was Blockbuster? Nice to know that Charlie & Company were quick to take those tax incentives for "bringing all those jobs to Colorado" only to lay off most of those workers a few months later. The performance appraisal process is a joke. Your manager will give you a review, their manager will review it, their director will review it and finally the person above them will review it to make sure "you're not rated to highly." After that process, if you're one of the lucky 2 out of 3 people who actually gets a raise, you'll be lucky if it's 2-3% (unless you're promoted, then you're frozen at your current rate for two years). One of the most demoralizing parts of working at DISH is when you look at how much money this company spends on litigation for frivolous lawsuits and how that money could've been put to better use (i.e. better benefits/compensation for us employees). Management and the presumed fake reviews on here keep mentioning, "If you don't like it, leave." No duh, that's why people keep leaving in droves.
