Don't work here unless you can put up with a lot of B.S. - Sales and Support DISH Employee Review

1.0
Sep 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fast paced, occasionally even fun, pretty good internship program, nearly free satellite television for your home, highly visible company.

Cons

Incredibly bureaucratic, which makes it hard to get things done and hard to even get hired. Little respect for employees, oppressive culture within corporate office. Poor benefits and pay - it is a running joke with employees about how underpaid everyone is. Mid to upper level management is jerks; they don't usually smile or say hi to you when you pass. Employees will work on projects for months until suddenly a higher up decides to trash the whole thing. Employee turnover is so bad you sometimes can't finish projects because half of the project team will have quit. Possibly the worst internal IT department I have ever worked with. Lastly, ridiculous corporate policies. I once scanned in (yes, you have to use a finger scan to get in so they can track your hours) one minute passed their required start time and was written up by HR, told I am dishonest and have no integrity, and was warned if it happened one more time I would be fired.

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Pros

You can make six figures

Cons

High turnover in employees and management

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DISH Response
6mo
It is excellent to hear that you recognize the significant earning potential and that you find the commission structure to be good. We are committed to providing a compensation structure that highly rewards performance. We acknowledge your observation regarding turnover within both our employee and management ranks. We recognize the importance of stability and are actively investing in programs to enhance employee engagement, development, and retention at all levels of the organization. Thank you for providing your valuable perspective.
3.0
May 15, 2026
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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
1mo
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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