Better than being unemployed I guess - Software Engineer bei DISH: Mitarbeiterbewertung

2,0
19. Juli 2017
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Pros

There is some interesting stuff to work on. There are some good people to work with. Depending on the role, you might be able to negotiate for higher pay to compensate for the below-average benefits provided by Dish. You might need to go and get a competing offer to do so, and you might just accept the competing offer instead.

Kontras

Company culture is based around extracting the maximum value for shareholders while providing the bare minimum that employees will put up with. This is the basis for every decision. If employees can be screwed, they will be. The health insurance is expensive and the deductibles are extremely high - even for a high-deductible health plan - easily twice as high as the competition. The 401k has a 20%-per-year vesting schedule and a minuscule company match ($2500 annual limit), so they don't really contribute anything to your retirement account. If you work there for a year, you only really get a $500 match. Meanwhile management will tell you that the benefits are above average. They're not.

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5,0
9. Dez. 2025
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Pros

You can make six figures

Kontras

High turnover in employees and management

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Reaktion von DISH
6mo
It is excellent to hear that you recognize the significant earning potential and that you find the commission structure to be good. We are committed to providing a compensation structure that highly rewards performance. We acknowledge your observation regarding turnover within both our employee and management ranks. We recognize the importance of stability and are actively investing in programs to enhance employee engagement, development, and retention at all levels of the organization. Thank you for providing your valuable perspective.
3,0
15. Mai 2026
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Pros

Good middle management and compensation. Lots of opportunities to learn from plenty of smart people.

Kontras

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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Reaktion von DISH
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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