It costs you money to work here - Territory Account Representative DISH Employee Review

1.0
Nov 5, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Brand name and recognition by customers, and good product

Cons

Extensive travel is requred for many employees who are grossly under reimbursed for mileage on their personal vehicles. Im addtion, alll other expenses, food, lodging, office supplies (oh yeah most have to use their own equipment, printers, etc...as office materials) must be paid for out of pocket and submitted for reimbursement via snail mail, yes US Postal Mail service, can take weeks to get reimbursed as the accounting department which is supposedly owned by a family member can only manage to pay "electronically" two times a week on Mondays and Wednesdays, which needless to say never get paid until the following week. Hotel rooms must be shared when two persons of the same sex are traveling to the same place, known or not! What a disgusting and gross policy. When corporate books your travel they book at the highest rate which we must pay for up front, even if you could have gotten arrangements and half or less than them, they will not reimburse you unless you "prove" that you needed your own room!! What about HIPAA compliance???? Insurance benefits are a joke, it covers nothing and for that which it does there is a high per personal deductible to meet?

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You can make six figures

Cons

High turnover in employees and management

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DISH Response
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
May 15, 2026
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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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