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Hughes Network Systems reviews

2.7

34% would recommend to a friend

(92 total reviews)
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Hamid Akhavan

29% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

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2.0
Dec 13, 2018

Needs Major Improvement All Around...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Paid Training and on-site technical training.

Cons

Working here affected my life in a very negative way... constantly facing situations that I knew were neither professional or acceptable in a work environment. I am very happy to now be away from all of that... I can honestly say that this was the most hostile work environment I have ever worked in... I have witnessed multiple employees publicly belittled by senior management, with absolutely no consequence. There were also employees that moved up in the company quickly, even though they put their own teams through anguish, communicated with incompetency and seldom delivered on deadlines. Above all, I believe that I was overloaded with many projects and was expected to do 2 or 3 persons jobs, while only being acknowledged for a small portion of my work. The company also had a major issue with paying vendors on-time and left employees constantly on the front line to deal with very unhappy vendors, that screamed inefficiency and improper use of employees' time.

3.0
Feb 21, 2018
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Pros

Salaries are competitive, and the company offers some other nice financial benefits such as a discount on company stock. The company is stable and profitable and there is certainly something to be said for that. So it's safe to say your job will be secure and you will get a merit increase every year as long as your performance is good. I've heard that most people who work in the Germantown main campus are happy.

Cons

The 401K match and vesting schedule is not competitive. Full-time employees don't get enough PTO. The stress level in the Gaithersburg manufacturing facility is very high and blame-shifting amongst various departments is rampant. Leadership is stuck in the past and believes in working harder, not smarter. They perpetuate the idea that Millennials have poor work ethic. Most employees have old tower computers instead of laptops which is intentional so that no one has the flexibility to work from home. The company does not offer paid parental leave.

4.0
Nov 14, 2017

Great Company

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great culture Open Communication Have room to be creative Great Benefits Great work life balance

Cons

Hard to move up unless you really fight Location

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