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25 Satellite Technician Reviews

Satellite Technicians give their job an average rating of 4.0 out of 5.0. The Satellite Technicians happiest with their jobs are employed by Comcast with an average rating of 4.8 while the Satellite Technicians least happy with their jobs work for DirecTV with an average rating of 3.2.

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Satellite Technician at Direct Sat USA
in Elk Grove Village, IL

"I love the technology and the ability to get out and meet people."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Satellite Technician at Halsted Communications
in Springfield, MA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"good place to work for"

What do you like about working at Halsted Communications?

"working alone with out worry or any time limit to get job done"

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

"they have to be working hard and maybe left to another job field"

What don't you like about working at Halsted Communications?

"the way the treat their employes if they get hurt on the job"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"they need to find a balance between respect and work profession"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at Northrop Grumman
in Elkton, MD

What do you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"The many opportunities to work closely with the customer towards a sound solution."

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

"Be positive and tell the truth about your qualifications and be willing to learn."

What don't you like about working at Northrop Grumman?

"Having to work on the weekends was a drag but to get the mission done it was necessary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Always get to know all the folks that work for you, and let them in on what is happening with the programs they are working on."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

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3.2 Lowest Rated Satellite Technicians is at DirecTV (24)
Satellite Technician at MasTec
in Jacksonville, FL

What do you like about working at MasTec?

"Troubleshooting problems and helping and educating the clients on their services"

What don't you like about working at MasTec?

"traveling to different states and working with people of all levels."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Employees is as strong as its leader and a company will grow if leaders care and support its workers."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at Dish Network
in Atlanta, GA

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"Great experience, met new people and was challenged every day to complete tasks."

What do you like about working at Dish Network?

"Being challenged every day to complete tasks, talking to customers and making contacts."

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

"Be prepared to be challenged every day but at the same time enjoy great support from supervisors and co workers."

What don't you like about working at Dish Network?

"The fact that hours started to get cut, other than that, experience was great."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep ample work so that getting up at 6 am is worth it."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at MasTec
in Chantilly, VA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Very fun and exciting work, a real challenge to manage your time effeciently."

What do you like about working at MasTec?

"The personal interaction with the customers, and the technical and mechanical work required."

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

"The job requires you to be very physical and often requires you getting dirty. Express your enthusiasm for hands on work."

What don't you like about working at MasTec?

"It wasn't an hourly pay, it was based off of the jobs completed and type."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Switch to an hourly pay scale, so that technicians don't try to rush through their jobs to move onto the next, sometimes leaving the customer unsatisfied with the work of others."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at DirecTV
in Lexington, KY

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Talk to us in person."

Person You Work For 3.1 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.2 / 5
Support You Get 2.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at MasTec
in San Antonio, TX
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.3 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4.2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at Dish Network
in Ober, IN
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Satellite Technician at DirecTV
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Satellite Technician at Comcast
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.7 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Satellite Technician at Dish Network
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.4 / 5
Company Culture 2.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.3 / 5
Satellite Technician at Star West Satellite

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

"If you need to desperately put food on the table or you have no one to go home to at night then this is a maybe. Other than that, search your options."

What don't you like about working at Star West Satellite?

"The pay was terrible. I wasn't able to use my talents. Hours were awful and traveled too much."

Satellite Technician at Dish Network

What do you like about working at Dish Network?

"I enjoyed meeting new people every day and performing the job I am good at."

What don't you like about working at Dish Network?

"Never knowing if there was going to be work to provide for my family, helping start the company then being shut out when my firstborn arrived."

Satellite Technician at Dish Network
in Englewood, CO

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stop firing techs who try to keep the customers happy because Dish Network techs are not allowed to go on roof if there is ice and snow. DirecTV doesn't care about that. They will leave it up to the tech to decide if it's safe for him or not."

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