Esri reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(1,513 total reviews)
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Jack Dangermond

79% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Esri has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,513 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
Dec 9, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is above average for the location, but below average for the industry. Retirement matching is average. Benefits are great.

Cons

Little upward mobility. If you do happen to be promoted, the corporate approval process can take months. Human resources is ineffective at managing internal transfers and promotions. Antiquated performance reviews and poor management make for an unfriendly work environment. Both in management and technology, Esri is easily 10 years behind even the strongest competitor.

5.0
Sep 25, 2015

Support Analyst

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Pros

The health benefits are good. I've never had a bad boss and I've had many of them here. They're big on training. The people are friendly.

Cons

Salary is low for the industry. They require you to be in a position for 2 years before moving to another position. If you get any kind of a write up, they won't let you move to another position for years. Also, for having 'Environmental' in the name of the company, this company is not very earth friendly. For example, there is a strict 'No working from home' policy.

4.0
Apr 19, 2015

Great place to start or end your career.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great work/life balance - Supportive coworkers - A solid, growing group of young employees - Training opportunities - Great networking opportunities - People are generally open and friendly - Not an overly competitive work environment For those of you who are fresh out of college, Esri is a great place to start your career. You meet a lot of young people through the internship program. Meet a few people, and it will quickly snowball into a pretty solid group of friends. I've met some of my closest friends during the two years I worked here. It's a good transition from college life to working life because Redlands feels like a college town (I guess it technically is because UofR is here). Esri is a great learning environment. While the work can be challenging at times, its not too cut throat. I loved working at Esri, and would definitely consider returning later in life.

Cons

- Salary is not competitive - Raises are consistent but small - Can feel a bit "corporate" at times. - They would not let me listen to spotify while I worked - Management was ok with working us till late before a release, but would complain about "long coffee breaks." - Manager micromanaged....a lot - May be team specific, but manager did not like cross team collaboration and did not support it - Team didn't have enough resources for scope of work - No room for vertical growth (aka, promotions) - Horizontal movement opportunities available, but difficult - Has job security, which is great! But results in a lot of "checked out" people who've been there for over 20 years - Lack of opportunity for vertical growth results in people just "checking out." But as a result, work environment is chill, not cut throat. - No perks - The entire company gets one bonus a year regardless of salary...which is like $100, $90 after taxes.... Merry Christmas! - Building M, where the developers work, get preferential treatment. Lounge rooms, sofas, pretty colors, newest coffee machines.... I think all of the photos on glassdoor are from M. The rest of us work in drab fishbowls, and the facilities were built in the 80s or something. Also, I think the photo of everyone playing foosball is....misleading. Where is that table...? Did they bring it in for the photo shoot? Ever since I've seen that photo I've been on a quest to find it. Never have.

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