Esri reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,511 total reviews)
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Jack Dangermond

79% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Esri has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Esri employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
Oct 28, 2015

Not Aging Gracefully

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The company provides solutions that truly have an impact on our planet/society. The healthcare benefits are fantastic. The corporate headquarters campus in Redlands is amazing. If you are looking for a technical position (developer, services), it can be a great place to work.

Cons

This was a great company until about 5 years ago (2010). Honestly... it was a WONDERFUL place to work but not anymore. Since the founder and CEO (Jack Dangermond) is easing towards retirement, there is a power grab among the legacy managers (Directors). In the past few years really good people have either left on their own or been forced out by this tier of management that had practically no previous management experience before Esri. I encourage you to take a look at the resumes for the senior leadership at Esri and you'll find a bunch of 40-50 white males that have no management experience outside of Esri. Their lack of non-Esri management experience is evident in how they manage employees. Unless you're a "buddy" of one of these managers, be prepared to be motivated by intimidation and performance threats. It's comical when one these legacy managers leave Esri for a management position at a different company. Their incompetence is quickly identified as undesirable and they flame out in a matter of months and are back at Esri in a different management position within a year or two. My advice to anyone looking for a sales or marketing position is to STAY AWAY. There are far more promising work environments than what Esri is offering these days.

1.0
Dec 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits - medical, dental and vision. Decent 401K and paid holidays. There are still good, passionate people who want to make a difference working here. Paid by the hour, so if you work more, you get paid more. Most staff have individual offices which is nice. There is a great mix of cultures, folks from different countries.

Cons

Senior management has lost its way. CEO has lost touch with the staff especially software development. Software is lagging. People are afraid to confront the head of software development. Unable to bring in new creative programmers. Recently they demolished marketing. No one knows why. Lack of clear strategy and vision. Raises are small and even those who don’t work hard get raises. Difficult to move up unless you are part of the “boys club” Not great vacation benefits.

2.0
Nov 4, 2014

BAD Leadership

Recommend
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Pros

The campus is alright, and so far the company is stable. This company will be going down the drain so fast once any layoff occurs because noone in their right mind would move to some garbage town in the middle of the desert away from any other career opportunities if the company weren't completely stable.

Cons

No growth no career advancement. The gym SUCKS. Developers are treated like scum. A tech company that doesn't want to be a tech company. Unwilling to pay industry standard salaries so can't attract top talent. Bad, unstable technology because tech leadership is weak. Hourly wages is not benefit when you limit the number of hours employees can work. Times get rough, and all the sudden employees can't even work 8 hours a day right?

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