Being treated like a number would be an upgrade - Tech Support Representative DISH Employee Review

2.0
28 Apr 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a job. That's the pro.

Cons

I got fired for having Strep because I had already missed work within the past 3 months for a vacation that I let them know about well ahead of time. When offering the doctor's note, my manager said "it doesn't matter". We did not have a separation of "sick time" and "vacation time", so you were effectively not allowed to get sick. I hope this has gotten better. My stats were the best in my call center and my reward was taking more calls. I would take 80 calls during a shift while my teammates would take 15-20. During the "dead hours of the day", I'd be back to back for 4 hours straight while the guy sitting next to me wouldn't take a single call. Customers would literally have to wait on hold for me to get off the phone while people were around me waiting to take a call. When asked about this, management would brush me off and act like my issues were not real. The pay was not good. In 2017, Dish told their employees that if they stick with the company up through 2020 and the transition to being a "5G company", everyone would get a certain amount of stock in the company. The day before this payout, Dish laid off a large amount of employees, some of which I was close to and used to work with there. Some of which had worked for the company for a decade. I was lucky enough to have been fired long before this happened. It's the worst job I ever had. I would never recommend working here to another human being. I would love to hear that it's gotten better over time (since I left in 2017), but it would be really hard to believe that.

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5.0
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Pros

Great and flexible work supported my growth through college

Cons

Honestly that the product we were selling wasn't the best value

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DISH Response
3mo
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.
3.0
15 May 2026
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CEO approval
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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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