non flexible, very beaurecratic, and distrust breeds distrust - Anonymous employee DISH Employee Review

3.0
19 Nov 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people are excellent. You are surrounded by many intelligent, talented people who would go out of their way to help you. And you learn and do so much.

Cons

The office politics, the non-flexibility of work from home (company insists on everyone staying in office despite acknowledging that most people want to work from home), feels like people are afraid to be authentic around each other sometimes. High turnover so people are constantly leaving and things are constantly messy. Also the pay is awful.

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DISH Response
4y
Thank you for your review. We agree that our team members are our most important asset and strive to create an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves! For our in-office policy, we understand working from home was beneficial as we navigated the initial phases of COVID-19. However, with the ambitious goals we've set--and with the rollout of effective vaccines in full swing--we believe we work better and faster together when our team members can collaborate and brainstorm together in person.

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Good work and research based profile

Cons

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DISH Response
1mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on your experience with us. It is wonderful to hear that you found the research-based work profile to be engaging and fulfilling. We always aim to provide meaningful and intellectually stimulating opportunities for our team members. We also acknowledge your concerns regarding compensation and our organizational complexity. Our team is constantly reviewing our structures and total rewards packages to ensure we remain competitive and supportive, and insights like yours are incredibly helpful as we work toward continuous improvement. We wish you the very best in your professional journey.
3.0
15 May 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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