DISH reviews

Stress, stress and more stress. Most stress is artificial and needless. This is a male dominated culture in which men outnumber women 4 to 1 in leadership positions of substance. Men are paid more then women in leadership roles and receive higher scores and compensation during the PA period regardless of actual performance. Age discrimination is practiced in the hiring process. Supervisors are encouraged not to hire older applicants as younger managers believe that older employees struggle with technology and adhering to talk time. This also happens to older employees that have applied for promotions. I personally was involved in a conversation in which an older employee was up for promotion, I ended up defending the employee against unfair and potentially illegal practices. The employee was described as not having the energy or stamina required for the job. Additionally, the manager stated that the employee might not be able to relate to younger employees and revealed prior health issues and FMLA from two years prior. I felt this information was irrelevant to the current situation. In my opinion, this definitely had an impact and the decision was made not to promote.

Sexist and ageist to a fault. A young, average owner of a MBA will suddenly get promoted over a 50 year old woman with 35 years of experience if he threatens to quit. No benefits to speak of. Yes, you do get a stock purchase plan, which is supposed to make up for the terrible insurance plan with ObamaCare like deductibles and co-pays, but it doesn't add up. IT people work weekends for free, and don't get comp time or any credit for their work. Then you get to watch them berated and yelled at over something completely inconsequential. I could not watch this hypocracy any longer and just decided it would make more sense to work on my next job opportunities full time, and spend more time with my family, which dish made completely impossible.