EchoStar reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(568 total reviews)
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Charlie Ergen

28% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

EchoStar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 568 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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568 reviews
2.0
Apr 17, 2012

They are still DIsh.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some friendly employees. Interesting technology to work with. Like some of the changes due to Hughes acquisition. Stop bringing on board dish employees.

Cons

They are still DISH. Management does not trust their direct reports. Strong atmosphere of distrust. Senior management treats employees like they are children. Senior management needs to retire. Very old school.

2.0
Apr 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

It really is a great place for freshers - someone that really doesn't care a great deal about Salary or Benefits and is not exposed to politics in workplace. In return, you will get to work on challenging projects and learn a lot. Mid-career engineers can expect a decent job satisfaction - you might be able to find challenging projects and a decent career growth.

Cons

* Medical benefits are mediocre at best (high deductible and high out of pocket expense per year), * When you are in the middle to senior management, you are exposed to a lot of workplace politics and to the fickle-minded and seemingly ungrateful/unappreciative executive management that won't hesitate to be verbally abusive (honestly and thankfully, not my personal experience, but I've seen/heard-of people go through this) * Lack of 'work hour' flexibility unless you get a good manager - but with the executive management's 'Clock punching' mentality, even a good manager's hands are tied.

2.0
Mar 3, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of cool technology, opportunities to learn.

Cons

Salaries and benefits are below average, in some cases significantly. Top level management treat employees very poorly. Mid level management tries harder but is only allowed to do so much. Micro management is out of control at all levels. Highly skilled and professional employees aren't trusted to do their job or make judgement calls. Projects are dictated from above without utilizing the skills of the employees to determine if a project is viable or reasonable time frames to achieve them. Employees are told that they should be grateful to be overworked and underpaid, as it's some kind of special privilage to work for the company.

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