EchoStar reviews

2.9

42% would recommend to a friend

(569 total reviews)
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Charlie Ergen

32% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

EchoStar has an employee rating of 2.9 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
Aug 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working in the Television field, I like being able to see some of the newest stuff first. Great balance between work and life. I like working with most of my co-workers.

Cons

Benefits are a lot to be desired, and leadership needs some work. Moral seems to be down do to deteriorating benefits. I personally don't like the use it or lose it policy toward vacation time. That specific policy caused me to lose a full days worth of pay because I needed a two week vacation and, I took the first of the year off thinking that would count toward last years paid days off.

2.0
Jun 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company does not lay people off. Manning is kept low in all departments which makes for decent job security. Free service (lowest grade package) help cut down on the monthly bills.

Cons

Pay is below industry standards, benefits are poor. Top-down management leaves front line supervisors waiting for someone else to make a decision. Most of the work is done by a few select employees which allows many to collect a paycheck by waiting for something to go wrong. Company is willing to hold off paying it's suppliers till the last minute, even to the point of extending billing terms.

4.0
Jul 2, 2026

Great perks

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great perks, overtime available at times, great co workers and love helping customers

Cons

Customers yelling at you at 7am before you’ve had your morning coffee, some supervisors micromanaging, the fact that you have to promote promote promote even when customers flat out say no some supervisors want you to keep pushing and that’s honestly a problem for me, if they say no it’s no, we are not in the sales dept. I understand that their numbers are also important but sometimes the pressure is too much, so much so that sometimes I just feel like getting another job if I’m being honest, and I honestly love it but some supervisors do too much, we not only have advanced tech but starlink customers that we have to help, we have a certain time limit for starlink and agents offering starlink to customers then saying” you can call to cancel tomorrow” adds more pressure because now they don’t want you to assist the customer in cancelling now it’s just tickets, tickets is not enough for customers they want a solution not some ticket that’s not going to get them a resolution in a timely manner.

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EchoStar Response
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It is incredibly heartening to know that you enjoy working with your colleagues and find true fulfillment in assisting our customers. We are also glad that our employee perks and overtime opportunities have been a positive aspect of your time with us. At the same time, we hear your concerns loud and clear regarding the intense pressure surrounding promotional metrics and the difficulties of managing complex customer service tickets under strict time constraints. Our goal is to provide a supportive environment where our frontline teams feel thoroughly appreciated and properly equipped, rather than overwhelmed. Your honest perspective regarding how metrics are communicated during team meetings gives us a clear area to focus on as we continuously strive to refine our workplace culture and operational balance. We genuinely appreciate you sharing your experience to help us grow into a better company.
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