Great Company Culture and a Collaborative Workplace - Senior Manager DISH Employee Review

5.0
Apr 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Dish offers a valuable opportunity to gain enterprise-level knowledge within a large, multi-company organization. Employees are empowered to drive meaningful progress and achieve ambitious goals, with access to free learning and certifications for continuous development. The Pathfinder program further supports career growth, enabling employees with over a year of service to explore new opportunities. Starting pay is in line with market rates, and the company provides a strong environment for expanding your professional network and experience with enterprise-grade technologies.

Cons

Shifts in consumer preferences in traditional TV, cable, satellite make it a challenging landscape for some brands. Growth in the wireless industry is also a challenge and expensive to build out at times putting pressure on finances. Despite these challenges they do a good job at providing a top notch work environment, free eco-pass, employee discounts, stock contributions and overall make a good effort to make time in the office a fun and great experience.

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DISH Response
1y
Hello! Thank you so much for your thoughtful and detailed feedback! We are thrilled to hear that you recognize the value of the opportunities available at DISH, from gaining enterprise-level experience to exploring new paths through programs like Pathfinder. We are especially proud of how we empower our employees to grow, lead meaningful initiatives, and continue developing through free learning resources and certifications. We also appreciate your acknowledgment of the collaborative culture, positive work environment, and benefits like the Eco-Pass, stock contributions, and employee discounts. It means a lot to know that these efforts are making a difference in your experience. We recognize that the industries we operate in, are constantly evolving and come with challenges, and we’re committed to navigating them with innovation, resilience, and a strong sense of teamwork. Thanks again for celebrating the wins with us and encouraging the continued push toward progress and collaboration.

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5.0
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Pros

Good team environment to work.

Cons

Work type was onsite 5 days.

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DISH Response
11mo
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!
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
2mo
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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