Not a Modern Workplace - Avoid - Sales Manager DISH Employee Review

1.0
30 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're brand new in your career and don't know exactly what you want to do, or if you're a middle aged white man, this is a great place to work. If you're in literally any other category, do not work here. Opportunities are fantastic though, if you're looking to change career paths or move up quickly, this is a good place to get your career started.

Cons

DISH's policies are incredibly outdated. They're requiring fully in person work, even in the midst of a global pandemic. They use a badge system to track employees by the hour to ensure you're in the building for at least 8.5 hours a day. They don't offer paid family leave or flexible hours for working parents. They don't allow hybrid work schedules with any ability to work from home. They don't have any commitments to furthering diversity at the company and actively deny the requests of their underrepresented employees. They provide little to no work-life balance. They underpay employees to about 60-70% of market value and are weirdly proud of that. Their healthcare coverage is very poor and expensive at the same time. Basically they're refusing to evolve with the rest of corporate America to current labor market needs, which is causing lots of issues. People are leaving this company en masse, with good reason. While people are leaving, instead of readjusting workload expectations, management is just doubling the work for those that remain. This is causing more people to leave, furthering the cycle.

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Pros

Good team environment to work.

Cons

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DISH Response
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We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the team environment! We truly value collaboration and a supportive atmosphere. We understand that 5-day onsite work might not be ideal for everyone. We're always evaluating our work models to find the best balance for our teams and business needs. Thanks for your feedback!
3.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
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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
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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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