Worst place to work in the U.S. - Marking Manager DISH Employee Review

1.0
Jan 12, 2026
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Pros

Directors and above often don’t know what they’re doing, so it’s easy to look brilliant. Another upside is constant churn. People get fired, roles open up, and scope shifts. That same churn is also the downside. If you don’t like your responsibilities changing every few months, this environment will wear you down. You can be hired for one role and end up doing something entirely different. Don’t think you’re immune. You aren’t. They’ll let you go to save a quick buck and justify it with policy, being ten minutes late, missing a chat, not responding fast enough. I'm not joking people do get fired for being 10 minutes late in 2025.

Cons

Where to start. Dish/Boost likes to think it has a culture. It doesn’t. There are VPs who show up drunk at work for years. There is constant drama, largely because the entire hiring framework, CPAW, is built on Confidence, Pride, Adventure, and Winning. On the surface, those values sound harmless, even aspirational. HR insists they “take culture seriously.” In practice, those traits map almost perfectly to the Dunning–Kruger effect. The Dunning–Kruger effect is the documented tendency for people with limited knowledge of a subject to be highly confident, and for those with deep knowledge to be more timid. Dish doesn't like timid people though....Have to not know what you're doing and be confident about it! The result is predictable. The organization fills up with people who are highly confident and deeply inexperienced and uninformed. I remember one meeting vividly. All the VPs were in a room for a major cross-functional project, trying to decide which departments were responsible for what. They literally took turns trying to define what accountability meant. They didn’t know! None of them! That moment explains everything. Decisions are made at the executive level, and no one is accountable for the consequences.

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DISH Response
5mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. It is concerning to read your reflections on our leadership and the practical application of our core values. We strive to foster a workplace where accountability is clear and where our hiring pillars translate into genuine expertise and professional growth. Maintaining a culture of integrity and high performance is a priority for us, and we are constantly evaluating how to better support our teams and ensure our policies are applied fairly. Your feedback regarding the professional conduct of leadership and the clarity of our organizational structure is taken seriously as we work toward fostering a more stable and supportive environment. We would welcome the opportunity to learn more about the specific situations you encountered. Please feel free to reach out to peopleoperations@dish.com so we can better understand your experience and address these concerns directly.

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Pros

Good team environment to work.

Cons

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DISH Response
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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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