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      EchoStar

      Engaged Employer

      EchoStar reviews

      3.0

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (569 total reviews)
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      Charlie Ergen

      32% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Senior management

      2.7

      Compensation and benefits

      EchoStar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 569 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The EchoStar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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      569 reviews
      1.0
      Nov 17, 2013

      Terrible benefits, long hours, low salaries... what's to like?

      Systems administrator ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They will send you to a ton of training, so you can quickly improve your resume with knowledge and certifications on new technology.

      Cons

      Long hours, micromanagement, blamestorming describes management at Echostar. They are truly a company where they expect you to take PTO for a 2 hour doctor's appointment during the day but think nothing of demanding you stay late to meet deadlines. And there's no real opportunity for advancement. There's always talk of how "we are changing the way things are done" but then when it comes times for reviews, surprise! Nothing ever changes.

      5.0
      Nov 15, 2013

      EchoStar is a leading-edge high-tech telecommunications company where you can make a difference.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Working for an innovative, high-tech company that invests heavily in leading edge technology to stay ahead of the curve. Satellites, Linux, server farms everywhere, virtual machines, endless applications, tools and software. This is truly a technology playground. 2. There are many opportunities to make a difference. From small projects to long-term missions, if you have the ambition, you can excel and make a name for yourself here. 3. Compared to my previous positions, the work-life balance here is superb. Most managers are satisfied if you work a solid eight hours. 4. Most managers are very reasonable when it comes to performance expectations and workload. 5. Most of the employees here are great people to work with.

      Cons

      1. Can't think of many negatives of working here but I'll try: 2. The benefits are average (not bad but not great). For example, the health insurance plans have fairly high deductibles before the plans start paying and you get 2 weeks vacation for the first 5 years. Again, not terrible but not great. 3. Some of the locations are difficult to travel to (satellite uplink facilities) or surrounded by lots of traffic (Inverness in Denver). 4. Some of the employees are disgruntled and I wish they would just leave and find a job that they like instead of spreading their negativity around.

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