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      Welcome to 1950 - Human Resources Advisor/Business Partner DISH Employee Review

      1.0
      May 13, 2020
      Human resources advisor/business partner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Coworkers are the only positive.

      Cons

      Employees are forced to give positive ratings so the company review isn’t as bad! CEO is a puppet for Charlie and Charlie gets whatever he wants, I honestly feel bad for the guy because he probably hates his life too being a talking head rather than a real decision-maker. Rather than allowing corporate employees to be responsible adults, Charlie demands each person to be at work during core hours 9-4 not a minute late to work and not a minute early leaving. You have to take PTO if you miss even an hour for a doctor appointment. Work from home is non existent unless state mandated due to a pandemic and even then they switch back to in person the minute the shutdown is lifted regardless of employee fear of a second wave. During all team meetings Charlie calls millennials “soft” and tells everyone that dish isn’t the place for people to come if they want good benefits or to go to their kids baseball games. Corporate attrition is at least 50%. He doesn’t believe his employees can work remotely because we “need whiteboards and non verbal cues to be productive”. Benefits are an absolute joke they pay for nothing whatsoever and continue to boast that they offer competitive benefits and pay when most people decline job offers because they are so terrible. Employee engagement surveys are consistently trending down for corporate and HR yet leadership does nothing to fix the core issues of work life balance and benefits. AKA let us come in and leave when we want and give us the opportunity to work from home when our kids are sick or there is a snowstorm that shut down all of Denver rather than take PTO. The company changed benefits mid year and is decreasing PTO and tuition reimbursement for employees that accepted job offers based on the accrual rate promised. The company is shady and Charlie is the richest man in Colorado so he won’t change what works for him. Sooner or later millennials will be the largest group of workers and he will be SOL.

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      DISH Response
      6y
      I’m sorry to hear your experience at DISH didn’t meet your expectations. Feedback is important to us at DISH, and we encourage all of our employees to share their thoughts in a variety of ways – through regular engagement surveys, HR-hosted round tables, and an anonymous reporting tool. This gives our leadership team the opportunity to make changes and improve the overall employee experience. We don’t require employee feedback, positive or otherwise, in any way. Like most companies, DISH has high standards and expects its employees to report to work on time. We have thousands of employees and millions of customers that rely on each of us every day to provide a critical service that keeps them entertained and connected. But we know life happens. Employees may need to arrive late or leave early, and managers are happy to work with their direct reports to balance these needs ahead of time whenever possible. We’re proud to be a known industry disruptor and innovator — and it’s our commitment to collaboration and curiosity that gives us the opportunity to be just that. We continue to implement employee feedback each year, and our most recent survey results are actually at an all-time high. We also haven’t reduced our PTO accruals or tuition reimbursement amounts. Again, I’m sorry to hear you had a negative experience here at DISH. Dave

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      May 31, 2026
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      Pros

      Good work and research based profile

      Cons

      Less salary and too many orgs

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      DISH Response
      1mo
      We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on your experience with us. It is wonderful to hear that you found the research-based work profile to be engaging and fulfilling. We always aim to provide meaningful and intellectually stimulating opportunities for our team members. We also acknowledge your concerns regarding compensation and our organizational complexity. Our team is constantly reviewing our structures and total rewards packages to ensure we remain competitive and supportive, and insights like yours are incredibly helpful as we work toward continuous improvement. We wish you the very best in your professional journey.
      3.0
      May 15, 2026
      Noc technician
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      Pros

      Good middle management and compensation. Lots of opportunities to learn from plenty of smart people.

      Cons

      Disclaimer -This is all water cooler hearsay and opinion. During the two years I was there the bill came due on being penny wise and dollar dumb over the years. A great example is Sling. Dish beat basically everyone to market but Netflix with streaming and was the first platform to offer live TV via stream (which YouTube TV still uses as a selling point). What happened? Dish paid the original engineers to build it and then balked at paying them to document and maintain it. Same deal with the cyber security team. After years of expecting security engineers to do exceptional work shorthanded for middling compensation eventually they had none. It was all put on the security manager, who had a heart attack after repeatedly requesting support. He understandably did not return. Not much later one of the core systems was ransomed, and the company fell out of the fortune 500. Despite being in the middle of dealing with the consequences of those decisions leadership was doing it all again with the mobile network build out.

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      DISH Response
      1mo
      Hearing that you found value in our middle management and compensation, as well as the chance to learn from the talented individuals on our teams, is encouraging. We appreciate you recognizing those aspects of your time with us. On the other hand, the historical context and concerns you shared regarding executive decision-making, infrastructure maintenance, and resource allocation are deeply concerning. Maintaining a stable, secure, and well-supported environment for our workforce is of the utmost importance, and we take feedback regarding employee well-being and operational decisions seriously. We are continually working to strengthen our operations and better support our teams across all business units. Because this review references a sensitive medical situation alongside organizational challenges, we would welcome the opportunity to hear more about your perspective. Please consider reaching out to our team directly at peopleoperations@dish.com so we can learn more.
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