Pros
It's the people at Esri that makes work worth-while. Great internal networking options available. You will have a corporate job security for years and will have good benefits for your family. The culture is also stellar but I feel that is because they hire over-achievers who will put in the work for less than the company with pay them come time for merit. As once said by a manager at Esri on career and compensation growth " its the journey you put in at Esri, not the event".
Cons
There is a disconnect between HR and Direct Department Supervisors. HR determines your pay and rate, and management seems to only act as your advocate in raises, promotions, and career advancement. Currently, in order to promote Sales Representatives must climb the ladder through SDR, ISR, Mid Market and then to Account Executive sector roles and this leads to a lot of turn-over and lack of employee value. It is a known theme that Esri does not pay competitively in the tech industry, even though they are the #1 GIS company in the market. They also do act like a tech company, remote work is not allowed unless on selective circumstances and on the job responsibilities are not balanced. You can have numerous projects you have to manage each quarter on top of your day to day time of sales phone que, emails, quotations, meetings, and administration tasks. Just never seems like you can have enough time in your day to feel you did your best, even with stellar time management skills.