EchoStar reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(569 total reviews)
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Charlie Ergen

32% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

EchoStar has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 569 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The EchoStar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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569 reviews
3.0
Oct 18, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team of employees to work with. Flexible schedule between work and family Good opportunities for Jr. developers

Cons

Only one choice for medical insurance with a high deductible. Upper management don't care much about their senior employees. Multi billion company laid off a group of 100+ Engineers in Atlanta with no severance package, only provided two month notice, which is required by Georgia law.

5.0
Aug 12, 2016

Hardware Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have learned a lot from Echostar.

Cons

Great company to work for and no downsizes at all.

1.0
Mar 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, interesting work, a wide variety of work to do. Some great people, but a LOT of turkeys. Company events are generally fun and help to break up the year.

Cons

The people are generally out for their own good and will sometimes stomp all over you to get those "coveted, rare" promotions. Once you make a mistake, it is forever written in stone and it is impossible to wash one's self of the stereotype. Management has little interest in the employees' well-being and will often take office gossip as an absolute truth with little-to-no verification. That being said, office gossip is rampant and borderlines on harassment, and HR seems to take little interest in managing it (use of quid-pro-quo techniques is widespread) Employees are expected to be at the beckon call when it comes to working hours and employees' hours (yes, even exempt, salaried employees) are covertly checked using access badges. Upon leaving, HR doesn't even ask why you are leaving, and exit interviews are "conveniently" short - especially when it comes to what they can do to improve the company.

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