Highly Toxic culture - HR Business Partner DISH Employee Review

1.0
6 Aug 2024
Recommend
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Pros

If you enjoy being mediocre and open to not learning- this is a place for you. Though I came across a few fantastic leaders but they makes sure that they do not have empowerment to bring the needed changes

Cons

HR leadership team has no connection with the business team, has zero influence over them. They work on theoretical concepts to bring the policies and processes that has minimum relevancy to the team. They are completely rigid in their thought process and ironically will call team members as having "fixed mindset". No acceptance of new way of HR

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DISH Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We’re glad you encountered leaders who made a positive impression, though we’re concerned that they lacked the empowerment needed to drive change. Your feedback regarding the HR leadership and its alignment with the business team is valuable, and we regret that your experience did not meet your expectations. We take comments like these seriously and are committed to evaluating our practices to better support our employees and foster an environment of continuous learning and empowerment. Your input will help guide our ongoing efforts to improve. Thank you for your contributions during your time at DISH.

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Great and flexible work supported my growth through college

Cons

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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.
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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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