Toxic, avoid at all costs - Anonymous employee DISH Employee Review

1.0
Sep 25, 2025
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You end up meeting a few smart folks among those who get hired

Cons

Lack of transparency from leadership at all levels. Lack of support for mid managers. Continual layoffs with emphasis on maintaining velocity of business. Lack of clear direction or sense of purpose. Heavy oversight from founder in even small projects. Coercion to join failing mobile service even if it’s a burner phone. The change makers end up getting fired or leaving bc they make too many waves for those who uphold the archaic status quo of things….

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DISH Response
9mo
We really appreciate you taking the time to share such candid feedback regarding your experience. It sounds like you had a very challenging time, and we sincerely regret that we fell so short of providing a positive and supportive work environment for you. We understand your concerns about transparency, support, and the perceived lack of clear direction. We are genuinely committed to continuous improvement, and feedback like yours is instrumental in helping us identify the areas where we need to focus our efforts and make meaningful changes. The well-being and sense of purpose of our employees are incredibly important, and we take these comments very seriously.

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We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the team environment! We truly value collaboration and a supportive atmosphere. We understand that 5-day onsite work might not be ideal for everyone. We're always evaluating our work models to find the best balance for our teams and business needs. Thanks for your feedback!
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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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