No diversity, frugal, and unorganized company - IT Intern DISH Employee Review

2.0
Dec 7, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

- co-workers were very friendly and outgoing - interns were treated respectfully by upper management (not necessarily by your manager though) - intern program work was meaningful, all of us had individual projects that had significant impact on the company - great for the work experience, but would not work there full-time

Cons

- barely any diversity - lack of corporate social responsibility, no recycling, no corporate wide community service - company is very stingy, the offices are cheap and ugly. I never had office supplies and had to hoard them from other people. There wasn't a community office supply cabinet. - managers and employees stretched too thin, I never saw my manager while working as an intern, which is frustrating because I could never ask him questions. - terrible communication between groups, lots of duplicate projects and resources being wasted - low rewards for hard work, pay is LOW - for being an IT intern, business technology lacked behind industry standard. We were still using MS Office 2003 and finally installed an internal search engine when I was there - business was ran poorly by upper management, you can tell the company grew too fast and it still feels like management tries to run it like a small company, but very unorganized

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5.0
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Pros

Good work and research based profile

Cons

Less salary and too many orgs

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DISH Response
1mo
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective on your experience with us. It is wonderful to hear that you found the research-based work profile to be engaging and fulfilling. We always aim to provide meaningful and intellectually stimulating opportunities for our team members. We also acknowledge your concerns regarding compensation and our organizational complexity. Our team is constantly reviewing our structures and total rewards packages to ensure we remain competitive and supportive, and insights like yours are incredibly helpful as we work toward continuous improvement. We wish you the very best in your professional journey.
3.0
May 15, 2026
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Pros

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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