Rotten and corrupt management - Technician DISH Employee Review

1.0
Aug 31, 2022
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Pros

There are no pros for this job!

Cons

While working for dish. I was fired with no warning even when I didn’t do anything wrong. I was terminated because of my poor metrics. However, my metrics were bad because I was forced to take on jobs I had no training in. I started the job as a dish tech and was then forced to do Ontech work. I had no training in this department. By this time all jobs I was FORCED to do counted towards my metrics. Trying to learn new skills while keeping a 90 percent score was a task I couldn’t keep up with. Once I got my grip on both dish and Ontech work. I was then FORCED to train new hires. Even though I wasn’t a lvl 2 tech. ( company guidelines stated only lvl 2 techs and above should be eligible to train. ) I wanted to help and I wanted to get promoted so I went along and not complaining. After all this management fired me with no warning. They set me up for failure and then tossed me like trash.

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Cons

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DISH Response
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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.
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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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