Working at DirecTV in El Segundo, CA: 65 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in El Segundo, CA Area

"It's been good to work for them. Lots of independence, interesting work, got to make my own website. Office is nice- shared an office wiith one other person. However they are now (2013) reducing number of contractors, and I don't think it will be as good a place for contractors in the future."

"Worst temp assignment I've ever taken. Miserable. Felt like a slave."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"Nothing. I wasted a year here in Consumer Premise Engineering to find a new job but they ultimately laid me off."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Avoid Consumer Premise Engineering, other groups aren't as bad. However keep in mind this company has major nepotism issues (you can find reviews everywhere stating this) so don't expect a warm cozy work environment, you will always be competing in unnecessary and unmotivating ways."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Bullying management. Authoritarian style, ignores you if you do well, reprimands you for not reading his mind. Management by threats, no leadership at all. Like working in a factory. Manager steals work, unclear direction, poor communicator. Upper management interviewed me and knew of the bullying but told me there was nothing they would do about it. Reported discrimination and was ignored. Very backward methods of management. Training only offered to family and friends, other employees given no training, then reprimanded for not being up to speed. Management sets up non-family and friends up for failure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire manager that have management experience. Give all employees training, not just the favorites and your family."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"Good pay, relaxed work environment, pleasant office space and it is technically interesting."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Review your qualifications very carefully to make sure you can do what is needed."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Information is too compartmentalized. Can not see the big picture."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Do not use so many contractors but rather hire people."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"Lots of dynamic energy, and good technology and great perks."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Practice coding on paper and a white board because the interviews are very technical."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"My current position utilizes a process that is fairly rigid."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce the amount of duplicity by eliminating duplicate positions across functional areas."

"Sink or swim; no training."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"It's a very interesting industry. People are nice. Learned a lot."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Take initiative to learn from everyone. Be expected to work long hours (but don't expect overtime)."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"There is very little instruction on how to do your job. Sink or swim is often used by co-workers as typical working environment. Everyone is extremely busy and therefore unable to provide assistance."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire fewer contractors and allow management to take the time to explain how to do their job."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"Most people treat each other professionally and they let you do try and use different technology."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't lie on anything you don't know or you don't have experience with."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Long commute, inefficient meeting, poor off-shore development quality, and lack of main drive for future road map."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Try to improve the quality of meeting. Don't drive the good engineer out of the company by hiring people only know how to talk."

"Great place to work."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"The best job I ever had. Happy to be a part of a great company."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great place to work, top pay, perks, benefits, not to mention Free Directv."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Reorganizing, too many lay offs, other than that I enjoyed working there."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"All of my managers and direct reports were just awesome."

"Fun."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"Great company to work for. Benefits and pay top of the scale."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"None, this is one of the best jobs I ever had."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Pot lucks - too many layoffs and re organizing, other than that it's a great place to work."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None, keep up the good work. You're the best ever."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"I like the work I do, my supervisor and the people in the department I work in."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"DirecTV is a great company to work for, including Finance, Accounting and IT departments."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"The large size of DirecTV creates some bureaucracy and slows done project implementation efforts."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Shorten the review and approval time for new projects, have a leaner and more responsive IT department."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do not work for them unless you're desperate just to get a job for a while, but don't stay there. It's such a disgusting work environment that your good work and effort won't get you anything but frustration!"

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Dirty management, mistreating and exploiting employees. The pay is based on who you know and your connections and yes even race! And that they have outsourced about 200 jobs to Vietnam and Ukraine so the chances are you'll be terribly underpaid there!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To better treat their people, put away their arrogance and respect their employees' dignity."

"Poor working environment, Byzantine structure."

What do you like about working at DirecTV?

"I could think out of the box and they would let me implement the plan."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Try to discuss all your skills."

What don't you like about working at DirecTV?

"Politics."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Communicate."

"MEH. It paid the bills"