Dishonest policies and shady managers - DirecTV Installation Field Tech MasTec Employee Review

1.0
Feb 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Company provided van and phone to use for work.

Cons

Putting 16-18 hours worth of jobs onto someone in a 10-12 hour work window. Paying piece rate so if the customer cancels the install or the job can't go in you suffer. They will mark you as on site in multiple locations to avoid being fined by DirecTV for not showing up in the customer's appointment window time. 6-1 work week because they are overbooked on jobs. Supervisors that actively do not answer phone calls.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You know you are appreciated. Work life balance.

Cons

Division of work responsibilities per project design takes longer vs. Conception to construction responsibilities remaining with one or two engineers per design.

1.0
May 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing at all. It's all listed in the cons.

Cons

We were sold off to them from Optimum. Quickly trying to become the worst company in America to work for. They took away our vacation. Our sick time. Our personal time. They took away holidays. Now they are saying that working a holiday is mandatory unless you asked it off 2 weeks before it (they gave notice of that less than a week before it). They monitor wherever you are, doing whatever, soon as that truck moves. You aren't allowed to backup. If you call in two times in a 90 day period, you're in trouble. If it gets to 8 times (the last call in continues it on) you're fired. They overwork you because they are "behind" and you're just expected to work later. We're expected to do more and for less. They even denied our merit raises saying they didn't believe in them. They don't care about your family and wanting to see them. To be able to spend time outside of work. DO NOT WORK FOR THIS COMPANY IF YOU CAN HELP IT!

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