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      Esri

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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      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
      1.0
      Oct 10, 2012

      Product Engineer at ESRI for 4 years

      Product engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good source for GIS training. Southern California weather.

      Cons

      Management will bring the company down. It will take time, but it's going to happen. They lack experience and strongly encourage politics at all levels which ultimately hinders the companies performance. The pay is very low for the computer industry. The benefits are average at best. The company likes to claim it's a flat organization during the interview process. Do not fall for this tactic. It's a smoke and mirrors technique. The company is riddled with many layers of management. Another tactic during the interview process ESRI likes to use is offering an extremely vague job description. Be cautious about what position you are accepting. Change within the organization from one group to another is near impossible.

      2.0
      Jan 22, 2011

      Truth hurts.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The extensive interview process ensures (for the most part) that the ones who survive share common traits - making them easier to work with. Benefits package is OK. Campus is beautiful and conveniently located.

      Cons

      Apathy rules. ESRI does not care about your career path. Management does not care if you lack the resources you need to get your job done. HR is a bad joke. You absolutely need to be a self-driven person to get anywhere. And bring your own supply of morale because you won't find any here. This is a tough place to make a career because so many management-level decisions are based on personal opinion and not industry best practices or what's right for the company.

      1.0
      Feb 9, 2023

      Really bad organization, no wonder they are not public

      Manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good food at the cafeteria - Has a great dedicated campus

      Cons

      - CEO is temperamental and needs psychological help - Narcissistic managers - They do not care about their customers - their focus is to make money and they are not even good at it - Very political and toxic environment - No career development, do not dream of a promotion - Pervasive, known and unspoken discrimination - Incompetent employees and deflective products - Bad compensation

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