Could have been good, but this company earns its bad publicity. - Inside Sales Representative DISH Employee Review

1.0
Sep 1, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Co-workers are fantastic Trainers are wonderful Easy to get hired Getting Hired here is very easy. When you go to the training classes that is the best time spent here. The instructors are 100% professionals and the best people at DISH. I have never met a greater group of mentors before. People you meet and work with are very nice

Cons

Health benefits are awful, high co pays Toxic work environment, lack of professionalism and rampant favoritism Work and life balance is gone, forget family time or a life. Leads with the exception of a few are totally not fit for leadership, very unprofessional, petty, and poor managers The bad press DISH gets is well deserved. All the reviews here have nuggets of truth in them, all of them Nothing in training can prepare you for the idiots that call in and want service and you cannot sell to them either because they have no socials, credit, debit, or even bank accounts. The close rates on are around 28% to 30% but you have current customers, 3rd floor residents, and others you cannot close out. It is frustrating having to pitch for 15 to 30 minutes and then people have no way to pay, "make every call a sale" really? That is not happening. The marketing department are THE even bigger idiots with misleading ads they are sending out encouraging this. "$19.99" "Up To 6 Rooms Free" "29.99" The work is hard as it is but if you get stuck with an incompetent and inept lead it is much worse. There are some great ones but overall most are not. Some leave the building and are never around, are very poor managers that could never make it at a real management job anywhere else, play favorites with some of their own team members, and are just making the environment toxic with mind games and petty grudges. This is only good for a temporary job as most everyone is looking while they are here to bail out.

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5.0
Nov 8, 2025
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Pros

Good salary and team atmosphere

Cons

A lot of travel to accounts

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DISH Response
7mo
It's wonderful to hear that you've experienced the positive aspects of our company, particularly noting the competitive salary and the strong team atmosphere we strive to foster. We truly appreciate you sharing your perspective. We also recognize your feedback regarding the significant travel requirements to accounts. We understand that extensive travel can impact work-life balance, and we are continuously looking at ways to optimize our account management strategies and leverage technology to potentially mitigate the need for constant travel where possible. Your comments are invaluable as we work to improve the employee experience. We are dedicated to ensuring a positive and productive environment for everyone on our team.
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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