Marketing - Anonymous employee DISH Employee Review

3.0
12 Jan 2019
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Certain teams have great leadership and marketing is one of those. Feels like my manager and above honestly cares about me and my career. My coworkers are also amazing, intelligent people. Also, for as much as people don’t like Charlie for his outdated management beliefs, he’s an interesting person to work for. It’s a little edgy but that’s exciting. Erik Carlson is also a fairly strong leader. I like him and feel like he is doing his best to keep Dish going. My coworkers as I’ve mentioned are so intelligent. Dish does hire for brains and drive and they get some strong people. I’ve met very few people whom I wouldn’t call a friend. You really can take what you learn at Dish and go somewhere else and be very successful.

Cons

Unfortunately there are a lot: They try and shine the whole badge report thing up, but it’s 2019 and they still care deeply that you are physically in the building between 9-4. There’s many other ways to be productive and efficient with your time than harping on exact hours like this. This is an antiquated way of thinking and doesn’t serve any purpose anymore. Some groups in the company have what’s called the “old Dish” mentality. Lots of aggression, political plays, and downright nasty attitudes sometimes. While there’s a strong push to genuinely improve the culture, those folks with the old Dish way seem protected from any reproach. Their direct reports live in fear of doing the wrong thing. The benefits. I fear the day I get legitimately sick. Even a run to the dr for a basic illness (flu, etc.) costs a lot. Last time I went for a simple infection and it cost me $160 for the visit and $55 for labs. Just for one little visit. Offer something else besides this horrid UHC high deductible plan. I’d be financially ruined if I became ill. There is animosity between groups every once in a while. Folks who think their way is best. Get over it! We all want what’s best for the customer and what’s best for Dish. Nobody cares about who should control what system or data or whatever. Let it go and let’s just get the work done.

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DISH Response
1y
Thank you so much for sharing your experience here at DISH. We love hearing the success stories of those who have seized our greatest benefit, opportunity! On top of that, we're happy to hear that your growth and development has been supported by great leaders who are invested in your success. Thank you for the more than 5 years of service and here's to many more!
1.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

Work from home is the only pro I can think of

Cons

They don’t provide any equipment aside from the computer itself. They mislead you during the interview and job description. You are paid according to price of product sold and close rate however it’s all inbound calls and you can not call back. The inbound calls are lousy, people who don’t even have a $1 on a card in order to do the eligibility check, or no card at all.. poor credit which leads to higher out of pocket costs. I think only a handful of times I couldn’t overcome the spousal objection or the just shopping objection. Those I will take responsibility for but if I’m getting calls from people who don’t have a card or don’t have a $ or don’t have the money to put down OR already have an account or is a mis-transfer or were passed along because the technicians have to make referrals even though the customer isn’t actually interested in the product yet the tech makes them still call.. that’s crap and it’s not real sales.

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DISH Response
1w
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective with us. Hearing about your day-to-day reality in sales—from lead quality to equipment needs—is incredibly valuable as we continuously work to refine our internal processes and onboarding experience. While we are glad you enjoyed the flexibility of working from home, it is disheartening to learn that you felt misled by our initial job description and interview process. We want to ensure our teams feel properly supported and equipped to succeed in their roles. Our People Operations team would welcome the opportunity to dive deeper into your feedback regarding our commission structures and lead generation systems. Please feel free to reach out to us directly at peopleoperations@dish.com so we can better understand your specific situation. Thank you again for your candor in this situation.
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