DISH reviews

2.8

31% would recommend to a friend

(7,816 total reviews)
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Charlie Ergen

22% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

DISH has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,816 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 Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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8K reviews
1.0
Jan 30, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

They pay average, that's about it.

Cons

This is the worst company I have ever worked for. Everyone on my team ended up quitting. The problem is the owner, Charlie Ergen. He had a #2 lined up, and that person quit. So he brought over Hamid Akhavan from another company within the organization. We had a company wide virtual meeting to meet Hamid, and during the meeting Charlie gave him a few compliments and was thanked by the Hamid. Upon receiving thanks Charlie said, "I'd be careful thanking me, you may just want to keep quiet and take the compliment. I'm not known for giving compliments and if you keep talking I'll take them back". Every 6 months there was an all team meeting that used to have an employee comments section that Charlie could read and answer. The comments tended to be about how employees are treated by the company. Instead of addressing the issues, Charlie had the comments turned off. Make no mistake, if you work here you will be taken advantage of. They talk a big game about upward mobility and their culture, but their culture is the main problem. Because of how bad it is, everyone does the bare minimum. People will just refuse to relay information that you need to do your job, so moat of your work will be completed with incomplete instructions and data. This is a terrible place to work. My first manager got to the point where he was punching his laptop in front of the team, creating dents and breaks, because he couldn't get the business to give us what we needed to complete our work. It's obvious that the business straight doesn't care about anyone working for the company. They will walk all over you then demand that you say "thank you". It's insane. Not only that, but they're bleeding money and taking it out on the employees. Looking at team assignments it seems like they're preparing to move the entire IT operation to Guadalajara. So if you do get a job here, it's temporary. STAY AWAY!!!

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1.0
Sep 13, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Direct supervisors can be awesome. Additionally other employees are . Their people are their strongest asset although the way they treat them you would think they were nothing more than an impediment to their profits.

Cons

Literally everything else. Revolving door like nothing I have ever seen before. Absolutely zero job security. They set metrics so high that more than 68% of a department cannot hit them and then fire the people that don't. It is all stick at dish. Demoralizing. The number of good people that have had their lives turned upside down just in the last year has turned me completely off of this company. They come in and with no warning they're gone. I am looking for another job after 4 years with this company. I cannot continue to be the face for a company that preaches customer service for customers but treats their employees so poorly.. I have watched people be fired because they had a death in their family and weren't able to hit their metrics that month. Even though the same employees were on track for $600 bonuses for the current month. Employee morale is lower than anywhere else I have ever seen. Benefits are terrible. After 4 years trying to get a couple of days off for a seriously pulled muscle was like pulling teeth

1.0
Jul 29, 2020

Great people, terrible leadership

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Pros

Day to day people at the levels below management are great Fun and fast dynamic changing industry

Cons

Benefits terrible Leadership is toxic and insecure No diversity or inclusion Doesn’t care about its employees, partners or customers No ability to advance unless you want to be part of the boys club or are willing to just suck up to management (vs being an expert and driving change and growth)

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