Run far and fast away from dish - Dish Technician DISH Employee Review

1.0
Mar 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Literally nothing the pay sucks for what you do Discount on Dish and Boost mobile if your into that

Cons

They expect way too much of their technicians. Would be a decent job if metrics and sales weren’t a requirement. Terrible benefits and zero commission if your gonna enter a sales job there is way better options where you’ll actually earn more for selling products. 5am start time very toxic environment. Pretty straightforward interview process this is a dying company so they off load the sales part of the job onto the technicians which I don’t understand. They don’t out right say it in the interview but your expected to sell these terrible products. On top of installing the dish, running cable, climbing on roofs, and dealing with ornery seniors and foreigners who barely speak English. Seriously the only people who buy dish are old and don’t understand streaming or people who need international channels. They expect you to complete the job which could take hours and in the end bring in a sound bar to demo for people who obviously don’t need or want it. Stay far away from dish.

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DISH Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re sorry to hear that your role didn’t meet expectations and that you had concerns about job demands and the work environment. We understand the technician role can be challenging, and we’re continually working to improve support, communication, and clarity around role expectations. While we're disappointed to hear your impression of the company, we value your feedback and will share it with the appropriate teams for consideration. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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Cons

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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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