DISH voted the WORST to work for in the U.S. according to 24/7 Wall Street.

[MikeD-C05]

Looks like DISH has been voted two years in a row: the Worst company to work for. Ceo approval rating of 40% for Joseph Clayton. Who would of thought it?


www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/20/worst-companies-to-work-for_n_3629056.html

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

For people looking for a regular 9 to 5 job, DISH is not the place for them. However if you can understand the DISH culture you would fit in fine.

I know many who went there to work and hated it, because they wanted a simple job, but for those who like working hard and long strange hours they love it.

 

[KAB]

As Scott implied, Clock Punchers should probably not apply.

 

[SomeDishGuy]

I work there. I am by no means a cheerleader. I can cite plenty of things I don't like. I work in a call center. It operates like a call center. It's not a cushy job. I used to be a CSR, I've also been an account specialist. I still don't make enough money.

People who work in a call center will be measured by their output. You will feel like you're constantly under the gun to produce better results, no matter how good last week/month has been for you. Call centers can cost a company an enormous amount of money, so yeah, they push for efficiency. Less people taking more calls saves the company money, and that is the goal.

This is not a career for me. I'll be there until something better comes along. Those that do make a career out of it are those that advance into management (and like it there), or those that don't have other skills, and are content working in a call center.

Much of the hatred, as the article states, goes back to Charlie Ergen. I don't see a lot of issues with Joe Clayton. He seems to be a straight shooter, and while he may not win any personality awards, he gets no complaints from me, at least as it pertains to my work. The pay? It stinks. No bones about it. They pay as little as possible to maintain the acceptable level of talent, which I expect is by design.

What I can't speak to is the technician side of things. What I have seen, that is where a lot of the complaints are. Technicians have a hard job, unreasonable demands, and they're not paid well for it.

The main office is where a lot of folks seem to hate working, from the glassdoor site. Not sure if it still works this way, but their badge-in times, if late, are sent to their manager, and used to go to Charlie, who micro-managed everything.

 

[SomeDishGuy]

As Scott implied, Clock Punchers need not apply.

Yep. If all works as designed, at the call center level, phone agents will get constant back-to-back calls for their entire shift. Time not on the phone is wasted time, in the eyes of management. That weighs heavily on most people. The design is to have just enough people working a call type to not cause delays, but not so many people that employees have time between calls. People burn out on that fast.

 

[KAB]

I'm sure none of them will, nor would I expect, respond, but certainly I do hope the DIRT folks are treated fairly and justly. They certainly have had to help slow down the churn rate with those of us here at SatGuys and on Facebook. Theirs is a job WELL done.

 

[riffjim4069]

However if you can understand the DISH culture you would fit in fine.

You mean a culture of screwing over business partners, program distributors, employees, independent installers, stealing intellectual property, litigating instead of conducting business above board, lying during deposition and trial, and not advertising on SatelliteGuys even though this site saves Dish countless hours of calls in their 800 number?

In other words, only A-Holes need apply.

 

[KAB]

You mean a culture of screwing over business partners, program distributors, employees, independent installers, stealing intellectual property, litigating instead of conducting business above board, lying during deposition and trial, and not advertising on SatelliteGuys even though this site saves Dish countless hours of calls in their 800 number?

In other words, only A-Holes need apply.

Yep, just about like every other Fortune 500 company.

 

[Mochuf]

Yep, just about like every other Fortune 500 company.

Which is why I've always preferred to work for smaller companies, and told my kids to do the same.

I also prefer to work for a company whose founder is no longer alive. Most people who start a very successful business, like Charlie, put everything into their company and they expect their employees to do the same. The trouble is, those employees will never see the same rewards as the founder does. The founder feels that if you aren't putting 24/7 into the company, you're lazy.

Now I did work for a small business who's founder was still running the company, and it was a great experience. Of course it set up as an ESOP, the owner wanted everyone to cash in on the company's success. I was there for 8 years when we sold out to a Fortune 100 company, and I ended up receiving over $100k out of that deal. Of course the big corporation is a pos to work for, but that's par for the course.

 

[riffjim4069]

Yep, just about like every other Fortune 500 company.

I disagree. I worked for two Fortune 500 companies who gave a great deal of time and money to their communities and were genuinely interested in the success of their employees and business partners; it was culture of ethical behavior and corporate responsibility. Sure, they could be real jackwagons when push came to shove, but it most cases they were shoved first. Of course, I've also subcontracted to a couple stinker companies (with EDS being the scum of the scum) so I'm sure Dish isn't alone in this category.

 

[Scott Agrella]

Haven't posted in a bit but this really strikes a nerve with me. I am a DNS Technician and this job is by far not for everyone, but I love it. And I'm sure it varies from area to area but when I was dealing with some personal issues last year Dish absolutely bent over backwards to make sure I was taken care of. The days can be long, but I had worked in retail management for a decade before and those days are just as long, plus miserable, mundane and boring. So many people get caught in the grass is always greener on the other side mentality. For me Dish finally showed that the grass can be greener, by far the most enjoyable job I've held.

 

[Juan]

there are operators who work for large communication companies that are forced to work "split shifts" that would be 7-11 in the am and 6pm-10pm in the after noon. this sounds far worse than what Dish has to offer

 

[Juan]

Haven't posted in a bit but this really strikes a nerve with me. I am a DNS Technician and this job is by far not for everyone, but I love it. And I'm sure it varies from area to area but when I was dealing with some personal issues last year Dish absolutely bent over backwards to make sure I was taken care of. The days can be long, but I had worked in retail management for a decade before and those days are just as long, plus miserable, mundane and boring. So many people get caught in the grass is always greener on the other side mentality. For me Dish finally showed that the grass can be greener, by far the most enjoyable job I've held.

thank you charlie ergen!! (lol)

 

[Gobucks]

Yep, just about like every other Fortune 500 company.

I have no idea how Dish runs their company but saying "just about like every other Fortune 500 company" doesn't make it right. Why do people always say that? Just like...... such and such company or well..... such and such company does too. That seems to be the standard repley. I work for a huge company and they treat us great. I'm not trying to pick on you. I've just never understood why people always say that.The truth is we're talking about Dish not every other company. Jut my 2 cents.

 

[dwarren2]

Well, it's taken almost a year for the same type of thread to resurface. Same thing was posted last August.
http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads...to-Work-For-by-Employees?highlight=worst+work

 

[shodobe]

This goes to show you that polls are very subjective and I never pay attention to them. Just recently there was an article on the net about the worst companies to work for and Dish wasn't in the top ten. The number one- Walmart! So take all of these list with a grain of salt because it depends on what questions are being asked by the pollsters.

 

[fhsucade07]

This goes to show you that polls are very subjective and I never pay attention to them. Just recently there was an article on the net about the worst companies to work for and Dish wasn't in the top ten. The number one- Walmart! So take all of these list with a grain of salt because it depends on what questions are being asked by the pollsters.

As well as the people being polled. These companies are so large it is impossible to interview or poll every employee. The university I work with is a great place to work for IMO but we are "randomly" polled year-to-year. Therefore, our years all look different in terms of employment satisfaction.

 

[shodobe]

You can say that again. My company gives all emplyees an online satisfaction questionare to answer and if people are honest and answer the question in a way that the bigwigs don't like the employees have to come up with an action plan to correct the problem. Their the problem but it is the employee that gets the task to take care of them! So polls are really a joke because you aren't able to ask everyone the same questions.

 

[dare2be]

This isn't even a poll. It is one media company cherry-picking one website. This can barely even be considered journalism.

 

[Scott Agrella]

Unfortunately most pollsters have some sort of tilted agenda, one way or the other so the phraseology and the targeted base reflects said agenda