Great Purpose, Poor Execution - Anonymous employee Esri Employee Review

3.0
Feb 11, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some amazing people that are there for a purpose. Decent pay & benefits.

Cons

Slow to adopt well known upcoming industry tools and processes(particularly the department I'm involved with.) Poor attention to developing internal feedback mechanisms and propelling culture beyond an old-school ego-driven mentality that governs management. Some hold their position based on time with the company, which does not necessarily equate to effectiveness in said position.

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