If You Want Truth - Manager DISH Employee Review

1.0
12 July 2023
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Pros

Dish is 100 miles an hour. They are passionate and devoted to being successful. They will challenge you and provide you with opportunity for growth and demand that same passion and dedication from its employees. I grew a lot from working with this company for 13 years.

Cons

I waited three years to write this review. I knew I would be angry and bitter had I written it when my team and I were let go so I waited. I listened to the wind and hoped Dish would change... it has not. As mentioned in the "pros" section, there are benefits to working at Dish. But the unfortunate truth is that the pros are simply not worth the outstanding amount of cons. The company's sole purpose is to grow and be profitable. This is admirable. However it does so at the expense of its employees, not to support, grow, and assist them. I imagine I do not have enough words to list all of the negative practices and behaviors of this company that I can only describe as "parasitic," but I will do so until I am forced to stop. One of its core practices is to ask its employees to "Spend money like its your own." But when it comes down to it its not our money, it is theirs. We are forced to spend our money and get reimbursed for business expenses, travel all over the country and share hotel rooms with others, spend very little reimbursable money for food and traveling expenses during a very expensive time, asked to change our schedule on a dime regardless of our family/personal lives, and so much more. The culture embraces individuals who embody what I describe as "old school management." If you are empathetic, kind, patient, caring, slow to talk, lead with a servant heart, work for the benefit of the team rather than personal recognition... you will finish last. Every time. Every person I saw promote with done so for political reasons or because the stepped on everyone to get where they were. The ones that truly deserved promotion and recognition were pushed aside or just let go entirely. It was heartbreaking. Dish preaches passion and dedication but again, when it comes to them showing it for their employees it is non existent. I could list a myriad of examples, both before and after my time, but will instead share my own. For 13 years I gave my all to this company. Started as a technician, promoted through the ranks to an influential manager responsible for vital business processes. I will not go into detail to save my team and those who I respect from any harm. My team and I represented 60+ years of experience among the 7 of us. We were let go with no warning and no regard for our well being. We were not offered the chance to find other positions in the company. We were not given any severance. Our access to our work accounts and emails were immediately cut off and were not allowed to say goodbye to friends and coworkers. Leadership did not reach out to us... even once. I got minimal contact with my manager who I thought I was close with, but just enough to get me exited. Then their manager and above who I also thought I had cultivated a strong working relationship with never reached out to us... even one single time. Worthy of note. Our performance reviews were excellent. My center was rated among the best, if not the best in the nation. We were supporting a new arm of business when no other center in the country was. This was simply a cut due to the fact that they needed more money. So they let us go. There was no respect. No consideration. No family. No passion. No assistance. Nothing. Dish proved they were absolutely nothing that they said they were. They are simply a greedy power hungry entity that has no thought for those that support it. If anyone reads this review from Dish, I am sure they will convince you that things I have said aren't true. I am not here to win a contest, or to get retribution. I am here to save you are from the heartache that my team and I still experience when we think of what we went through. Please be careful if you currently work with this company or are thinking of doing so. They are not what they seem and there is SO much better out there.

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5.0
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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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5 June 2026
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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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