Petty Good - Field Service Specialist I DISH Employee Review

4.0
23 Apr 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great Training, positive o-workers and managers at this site. Extremely satiety oriented. 4 days on 3 off with one weekend day in the mix. Everything furnished except boots and keep them in good order. Techs have a camaraderie with each other, even though competitive, eveyone is willing to give advice if needed. We use a performance based pay system at our office (one of only 4 offices to do so). If you perform and have great quality you can mke good moey, but you must be willing to work hard and fast.

Cons

Some of the metrics are not fair. Customers who cancel orders assigned to a tech go against your individual metrics. Cust service agents that will assign a ticket as a service rather than the proper classification to make the customer happy (cheaper to no cost) works against positive metrics. Cust service agents that hare no filed exposure and cannot relate ACCURATE information to the customer during sales, leaves the tech to explain the details and take heat in some cases. A Cust satisfaction survey for techs that is slanted- based on 1-10 with 10 being satisfactory, 1-9 being unsatisfactory. This rating affects your pay opportunities. 1 good, 9 bad is not balanced. The other issue is this is telephone based and a 10 is key zero on the keypad. This takes a LOT of cust education as the first instinct is to enter 2 digits which would give you a rating of 1.

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Great and flexible work supported my growth through college

Cons

Honestly that the product we were selling wasn't the best value

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It is wonderful to hear that the flexibility of your role provided the support you needed to successfully navigate your growth through college. We take great pride in being a workplace that accommodates the educational pursuits of our team members, as we know how vital that balance is for long-term career development. While it is rewarding to hear about your personal success, we also appreciate your candid perspective regarding our product value and market positioning. We are constantly evaluating our competitive edge and exploring new ways to better serve both our core customers and emerging markets. Feedback like yours is essential as we strive to evolve and refine our approach to the business.
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Work from home is the only pro I can think of

Cons

They don’t provide any equipment aside from the computer itself. They mislead you during the interview and job description. You are paid according to price of product sold and close rate however it’s all inbound calls and you can not call back. The inbound calls are lousy, people who don’t even have a $1 on a card in order to do the eligibility check, or no card at all.. poor credit which leads to higher out of pocket costs. I think only a handful of times I couldn’t overcome the spousal objection or the just shopping objection. Those I will take responsibility for but if I’m getting calls from people who don’t have a card or don’t have a $ or don’t have the money to put down OR already have an account or is a mis-transfer or were passed along because the technicians have to make referrals even though the customer isn’t actually interested in the product yet the tech makes them still call.. that’s crap and it’s not real sales.

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1w
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective with us. Hearing about your day-to-day reality in sales—from lead quality to equipment needs—is incredibly valuable as we continuously work to refine our internal processes and onboarding experience. While we are glad you enjoyed the flexibility of working from home, it is disheartening to learn that you felt misled by our initial job description and interview process. We want to ensure our teams feel properly supported and equipped to succeed in their roles. Our People Operations team would welcome the opportunity to dive deeper into your feedback regarding our commission structures and lead generation systems. Please feel free to reach out to us directly at peopleoperations@dish.com so we can better understand your specific situation. Thank you again for your candor in this situation.
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