This comes at a time when, according to ratings on Glassdoor, Ergen held a 22% approval rating based on employee responses when they were asked: “Do you approve of the way Charlie Ergen is leading the company?” Comparatively Mike White, CEO of DirectTV, DISH’s biggest competitor, has a 67% approval rating among employees.

Those who know him find it surprising he would step down. “Ergen is a strong character and an entrepreneur who founded a very successful company, so it’s naturally hard to let go and not micromanage,” said David Joyce, a media analyst at Miller Tabak & Co.

Plus employees may also be wary of a change in leadership. As a Dish Network Customer Service Representative writes, “Upper management actually listens to employee input and makes changes accordingly. Not only that, but changes are made quickly.”

Interestingly, Charlie Ergen is hardly alone when it comes to stepping away from the office of CEO. The past two months alone has already shown to be a big year for turnover in the top job at several other major U.S. companies such as:

• Google’s Eric Schmidt stepped down in April, just as his employee-approval rating was at an all time high of 96%.

• Boston Scientific’s J. Raymond Elliott shocked Wall Street earlier this month by announcing he will step down at the end of the year for personal reasons – he currently holds a 29% approval rating.

• MTV Network’s Judy McGrath was enjoying a 76% approval rating when she made her decision earlier this month to step down, and turn over her responsibilities to parent company Viacom CEO, Phillipe Dauman.

• Peter Darbee left the top post at PG&E in April with a 59% approval rating, but his tenure was marred by a deadly explosion in the San Bruno, Calif. that occurred in September 2010.

Below is a look at the company ratings while these CEOs held office and what the overall average company rating has been over the past few years.

CEO Turnover Continues In 2011; DISH Network CEO Steps Down is a post from: Glassdoor Blog

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