EchoStar Reviews
66% would recommend to a friend
(415 total reviews)
Hamid Akhavan
76% approve of CEO
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Updated Nov 21, 2023
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- 5.0Oct 18, 2022BieFormer Employee
Pros
secured job, slow growth but will learn
Cons
none, hierarchy is a drawback
1 - 2.0Nov 21, 2023Sales RepresentativeFormer Employee, more than 1 yearDuluth, GA
Pros
Freedom to make mistakes and learn
Cons
Comp plan and business model were not sustainable
- 4.0Aug 10, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
A lot of people have been here for years and they have knowledge about the business, and they are adaptive to suggestions from newly joined employees, and supportive to new people.
Cons
Working in office 4 days a week which can be more flexible for those who do not have to be in office.
- 4.0Aug 29, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
People work hard and respect one another
Cons
Full time in office, no WFH
- 3.0May 29, 2023Call Center AgentFormer EmployeePittsburgh, PA
Pros
Good starting job. It is what it is
Cons
It is what it is.
- 5.0Nov 7, 2022Engineering ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 years
Pros
If you pay your dues and find your niche and place in the structure, you can generate a fairly rewarding career.
Cons
Employees tend to remain unnoticed unless the right managers witness their actions . A lot of people cannot exist in this environment and leave. If you can tough it out and prove your worth, the wait pays off.
- 3.0Apr 13, 2023Systems Engineer 1Current Employee, more than 1 yearRockville, MD
Pros
Good place to work and build connections, awesome work culture
Cons
Team management is poor, and professional/financial growth is not up to the benchmark
- 3.0Mar 2, 2023Advisor EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsGermantown, MD
Pros
Technical, Echostar is the market leader, has cuting edge technology. The company is very stable, good working environment,
Cons
Payment/benefits could be better. Echostar lost many good people because underpayment.
- 1.0May 14, 2023Csr-3Former Employee
Pros
None that come to mind
Cons
Has Horrible communication with management
- 4.0Oct 26, 2022Vice PresidentFormer Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
Solid leadership, culture of innovation, smart people, independence without micromanagement but with accountability, focus, collaboration, well managed in terms of fiscal responsibility
Cons
Typical challenges of large high tech companies, less driven employees may feel lost or left behind, may feel dated
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EchoStar has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 461 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at EchoStar to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -6% over the last 12 months.
66% of EchoStar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated EchoStar 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at EchoStar to be management, benefits, career development and the cons to be senior leadership, culture.
