Pros
Guaranteed to have a job if you're desperate enough to need one. Outside of that, everything else is subpar at best.
Cons
Dish was rated in June, 2015 on the web among as the #8 worst company in America to work for. It has been for the past few years, just research it using your search engine. It's no wonder why. The dispatching is horrible as trucks are always criss-crossing going to assigned jobs. You can spend up to 1 hour and 30 minutes driving from one job to the next. You are hired as an installer but are mandated to sell overpriced smart home products to meet an office set quota. If you don't meet the quota you won't be promoted or they'll dig for a reason to fire you. If the customer does not have the internet when you are doing an install, your metrics will go down keeping you from being able to be promoted (even though it's not your fault they don't have internet). The field service management is dishonest and will throw an employee under the bus to save their own skin. They do not properly communicate with upper management about technician issues until it's too late. When this happens, you the technician will be the expendable one. You are mandated to work a lot of overtime in the summer, so say goodbye to your family life during peak season ( approx. 6 months long). If you work Sundays, be prepared to have a major migraine at least once a week as Sundays are always under staffed with technicians and overbooked with installs to complete. The benefits are lousy as you can be required to pay a couple thousand dollars for a deductible before the insurance evens begins to pay their portion. You are mandated to reinstall work (if not up to code) that was finished by sub contractors which will damage your points per hour metric (keeping you from bein promoted) and will have you arriving home as late as 9pm. Don't hope for the office manager to get rid of them. Quantity of installs, whether they are done up to code or not, are more important than the quality of work. You will clean up subcontractors messes as long as you're employed as a tech. Everyday is a push for sales by management. EVERDAY. If you want to be a salesman, this is the job for you. If you want be recognized as a good technician, not have to sale and make $5 to $10 more an hour, go to a utility company. This company is definitely not worth all of the headaches that you will get. Pay very close attention to this next statement. No matter what the reason is that you separated from the company, This company will lie about the reason and will fight your unemployment! Remember, #8 worst company -2015. Do your homework, unlike I did when I applied.
