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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8K reviews
1.0
Feb 7, 2015

Turn around and walk away

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The only good thing about Dish is that there is typically overtime

Cons

So many breakdowns in privacy regulation regarding employees, too many bosses and supervisors with too few employees thanks to a never change 6 month turn around rate or employees who get so fed up they will use all their PDOs and sick days ( only added recently as it became required by law). They offer incentives for selling only and those are usually only coming from the networks whose channels they provide. Meanwhile it seems to work for them because there is always a steady supply of fresh meat for the grinder to replace people and people are regularly removed or get so tired of how they are being treated by Coaches, Sups, etc that they just leave within the first months. The benefits are only good if you want to avoid paying a penalty for not having any health insurance per the recent law changes. Otherwise they don't cover much and you'll end up paying about the same as a down payment on a car before they start to cover anything. Comprehensive ? More like reprehensible. As for your other coworkers, most are will to talk behind each others backs and make things up if it means getting to be off the phones long enough for a chance to possibly be made Team Lead or Coach. So if you have to work here, avoid the chatter. As for QA they tend to give pass/fails as they please depending on who they are friends with and who they dislike. Hmm what else ? Keep your head down, don't be friendly, just do your work and don't stop applying for other work EVER!

1.0
Dec 21, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Depending on your position and level the pay can be fair, Dish also offers discounts on their Satellite TV service and you can certainly find camaraderie among some employees.

Cons

I struggled on how to assign my ratings to Dish. After several years with the company I can say that on the whole I had a positive experience, but as far as a place to work I don’t hesitate to voice my disapproval of the company’s business practices and what I consider a demoralizing and unfriendly environment with little to no regard for employees. Is Dish the worst place to work as ranked the last two years, I honestly cannot answer that question but I can unequivocally tell you that in my opinion it is truly a bad place to work. One of the most frustrating elements is the ultimate harm the bad reputation did to the company and the difficulties I constantly faced in attracting and retaining quality employees. The frugal nature of Dish also tended to come at the cost of the employees who are often subjected to outdated systems and processes and a constant mandate for employees to do more with less. All of this ultimately created what I perceived as a large portion of employees that appeared unhappy, unmotivated and not really committed to the company nor proud of what they sold. Based on trainings that I attended, it is apparent that some of the managers recognize the failings of the company and would like to change the low trust environment that pervades, but with so many of the senior managers having been indoctrinated to the environment, I struggle to see change coming any time soon. If a friend was to ask me if I would recommend Dish, my honest answer would be only as a last resort.

1.0
Dec 4, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

None. Honestly without exaggerating it is the worst company I have ever worked for.

Cons

Favoritism Low pay Terrible Management The shift hours, who else makes you come in at 4am?

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