Listen to those who have experienced this toxic culture and RUNNNNNN!
1. Beware of All Affiliates
DISH Network, Boost Mobile, Echostar, and Hughes are all run by the same leadership. If you receive a call or offer from any of them—RUN!
2. No Decision-Making Power
Every. Single. Decision. Must be approved by the founder. Nothing happens without going all the way to the top because leadership is not trusted to make decisions that impact the company.
3. Benefits? What Benefits?
Think you're getting benefits? Think again.
No bonuses.
Medical insurance is so bad that paying out of pocket is a better option—yet they charge $200+ per month for a family plan.
Salaried employees are treated like hourly workers. If you run out of PTO, you must log "unpaid time" to cover your absence, meaning your paycheck will be docked. No doctor’s note or excuse will help.
401(k) is a joke. They match contributions—but only up to $2,500.
4. Recognition? Laughable!
If your ideas make the company money or improve efficiency, they will steal them and give you…wait for it…4 hours of time off. Not even a full day.
Employee of the Month? You get a parking spot and 4 hours off. That’s their version of recognition. This company does not care about you.
5. Innovation? Obsolete.
This company is at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to innovation. The fact that computers even exist here is shocking.
They REFUSE to invest in tools that improve efficiency. Everything is about "saving money."
They constantly cut positions, pile on responsibilities, and call it "being lean."
Everything runs on Google Workspace. Need automation? Too bad—you’re using Google Sheets. Hopefully, you know how to code.
Need PowerPoint? Hope you like Google Slides.
Only corporate gets access to Microsoft products.
You’ll have billions of spreadsheets, forms, and docs cluttering your Drive, with no way to organize them because new ones are constantly being created.
6. Daily Work Life
Show them you can do five people’s jobs? They’ll fire four people and make you do it all—with no thanks.
If you're salaried, expect to be in meetings 95% of your day—EVERY SINGLE DAY.
They have no clue how to communicate effectively. Instead of using IMs or emails, they throw everyone into a call to brainstorm in real time.
They are micromanagers who will schedule meetings to micromanage every process and task.
Emails? HA. You will be added to at least 30 distribution lists and receive thousands of emails weekly.
Expect to be reacting constantly because nothing is planned.
Leadership refuses to listen to frontline employees. They believe they know everything and never step foot in stores, IHS offices, or warehouses. Even when given feedback, they ignore it and make decisions that always fail.
7. Culture: A Complete Fraud
They push the ‘CPAW’ culture and ‘Echostar Way’ during interviews—but no one actually practices it.
The CEO/Chairman NEVER visits sites unless it’s to pressure employees into buying their products.
Micromanagement and zero freedom of speech are the norms.
Leaders are forced to "own the message" even when they fought against decisions.
Employees live in fear of Charlie Ergen (Chairman).
Employee engagement is a joke. No one is happy.
The employee survey? Mandatory. They claim it's anonymous, but managers try to figure out who said what.
Retaliation is huge. Some managers will quote something they don’t like in your survey and use it against you if they think you said it. Some will even ask "were you the one that said..." this is what makes people afraid to speak up.
Favoritism runs rampant, and people constantly fear losing their jobs.
They don’t question why good people are leaving. Instead, they hide behind their motto: “DISH isn't for everybody.”
It’s their go-to excuse, a cop-out to avoid addressing the real issues. Instead of investigating why talented employees are walking out the door, they brush it off and move on, refusing to acknowledge the toxic culture driving people away.
8. BOOST Mobile: A SCAM!!!
If you've seen Boost Mobile's big push on LinkedIn and in ads, here's the truth:
It’s all for the Q1 earnings report.
Employees are being FORCED to subscribe to Boost Mobile. Charlie Ergen wants 100% of employees switched over by March 31, 2025, to fudge the numbers.
If you don’t switch, it will impact your performance review—or worse, your job.
They are bullying, intimidating, and pressuring employees to switch.
Employees are taken off the floor for one-on-one intimidation meetings about why they haven’t switched yet.
People are literally buying random phones just to keep their jobs.
They keep pushing, “We’re #1 in New York City!” (which I doubt) but what about the other 19,501 cities where service is absolute garbage??
Some employees who switched have zero bars at home.
9. Training? Nonexistent.
After 40+ years in business, you’d think they would have a structured training plan. They don’t.
You’re hired and expected to learn 150,000 acronyms and processes in 90 days—or you’ll be put on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
Training materials are generic, outdated, and redundant.
If you're not an extremely fast learner with insane attention to detail and a dolphin-level memory, you will fail. I read the reviews and said, ugh these are just disgruntled employees, I'll be able to perform. After a few month with this company I ate my words. Im currently looking for another job, until then dont end up where I am!!
