Worst company to work for - Field Service Technician DISH Employee Review

1.0
13 Oct 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

NONE If You like to be micro managed and no matter what you do is never good enough then this is the place for you

Cons

For instance…Customer will get a call to find out how satisfied they are with you and your work….a score of 9.5 out of 10 is a fail…so if a customer gives you a 9 on one ? and a 7 on another, you have failed…and the GM will wonder why you did not score a 10 on all ?’s. on the automated survey if a customer wishes to score you a 10 on a ?, they must press (0)…not (10)…so some people make a mistake and press 10 to try to give you a score of 10 instead of (0)….this give you a score of (1) on that / and there is no way you can pass the survey….and there is no way you can get out of that score, it is a fail, even if they correctly score you a 10 on every other ?, you still fail. This survey is tied to your performance and pay. This is just one example…..if a job cancels before you get to the job, customer is not home, you cannot get line of sight, lives in an apartment that does not allow Dish, or the work order is wrong, it counts against you, effects your performance, and pay. If you get a trouble call on a job that you have completed, such as bad equipment, customer caused, it counts against you, affects your performance and pay. There are many more polices like this.

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5.0
26 Feb 2026
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Pros

Great and flexible work supported my growth through college

Cons

Honestly that the product we were selling wasn't the best value

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DISH Response
3mo
It is wonderful to hear that the flexibility of your role provided the support you needed to successfully navigate your growth through college. We take great pride in being a workplace that accommodates the educational pursuits of our team members, as we know how vital that balance is for long-term career development. While it is rewarding to hear about your personal success, we also appreciate your candid perspective regarding our product value and market positioning. We are constantly evaluating our competitive edge and exploring new ways to better serve both our core customers and emerging markets. Feedback like yours is essential as we strive to evolve and refine our approach to the business.
3.0
15 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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