Marketing - Anonymous employee DISH Employee Review

3.0
Jan 12, 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Certain teams have great leadership and marketing is one of those. Feels like my manager and above honestly cares about me and my career. My coworkers are also amazing, intelligent people. Also, for as much as people don’t like Charlie for his outdated management beliefs, he’s an interesting person to work for. It’s a little edgy but that’s exciting. Erik Carlson is also a fairly strong leader. I like him and feel like he is doing his best to keep Dish going. My coworkers as I’ve mentioned are so intelligent. Dish does hire for brains and drive and they get some strong people. I’ve met very few people whom I wouldn’t call a friend. You really can take what you learn at Dish and go somewhere else and be very successful.

Cons

Unfortunately there are a lot: They try and shine the whole badge report thing up, but it’s 2019 and they still care deeply that you are physically in the building between 9-4. There’s many other ways to be productive and efficient with your time than harping on exact hours like this. This is an antiquated way of thinking and doesn’t serve any purpose anymore. Some groups in the company have what’s called the “old Dish” mentality. Lots of aggression, political plays, and downright nasty attitudes sometimes. While there’s a strong push to genuinely improve the culture, those folks with the old Dish way seem protected from any reproach. Their direct reports live in fear of doing the wrong thing. The benefits. I fear the day I get legitimately sick. Even a run to the dr for a basic illness (flu, etc.) costs a lot. Last time I went for a simple infection and it cost me $160 for the visit and $55 for labs. Just for one little visit. Offer something else besides this horrid UHC high deductible plan. I’d be financially ruined if I became ill. There is animosity between groups every once in a while. Folks who think their way is best. Get over it! We all want what’s best for the customer and what’s best for Dish. Nobody cares about who should control what system or data or whatever. Let it go and let’s just get the work done.

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Great and flexible work supported my growth through college

Cons

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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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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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