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Pros
Work life balance is better than most (in 47 reviews)
Good company to work for, great benefits (in 46 reviews)
Cons
average salary, not a great career path of upward mobility (in 29 reviews)
There is no career growth here for most of the people no matter what you achieve (in 19 reviews)
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"Excellent Culture, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance, but Base-Salary Could be Better."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The culture (at least in the engineering division) is fairly relaxed and supportive of industry best-practices and new technologies. There is a clear focus on making career development paths explicit for new-hires especially and on retaining talent (as can be seen from the significant proportion of engineers with long tenures). The work-life balance is also good, and almost all employees are paid hourly so that your time is compensated appropriately. The benefits at Esri are also top-notch: all premiums for medical insurance are paid by the company and the insurance plans are some of the best out there (very low deductibles and allows you to choose your health care practitioner); 401(k) matching is modest, but Esri's contribution to retirement plans are supplemented with generous profit-sharing to-boot (so it all evens-out at the end of the day), and the fund selection is generally pretty good.
Cons
Compensation (base salary in particular) could be better when compared to the industry as a whole, especially since no stock-options are available as Esri is privately-owned. This is mitigated somewhat by profit-sharing and the excellent benefits, but even so the numbers are no better than slightly above-median pay. Don't apply thinking you'll be offered a compensation package anything comparable from that of a silicon-valley tech-giant or NY fin-tech firm.
Esri 2017-07-23 13:03 PDT ![Esri Logo]()
"An outstanding company that supports its employees"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
* Astonishing benefits package, including generous medical, dental, and vision, and a profit sharing boost to your 401k.
* A CEO that genuinely seems to care about his employees being successful, and realizes that employee success is directly tied to his company's success
* Progressive attitudes towards changes in the company which result in better results for everybody.
* Innovative leadership.
* Direct recognition of progress tied to your compensation, including raises through tough global economic times.
* Many employees get closed offices, even those not in management.
* Despite being a mid-sized company, it feels like we have a huge impact on the world and do real good.Cons
* It can be challenging to have career mobility depending on the department that you start in.
* As a result of management siloing internally, experiences can vary wildly depending on which team you end up in, even within the same departments.
* Despite being a mid-sized company, it can feel huge and it's easy to get lost in the shuffle.
* Advancement can require you to be a strong advocate for yourself since products are prioritized heavily.
* Software development can be a stressful job (anywhere).Advice to Management
Continue engaging with employees and break down the chain of command to reach top to bottom and get a more accurate 360 view of everything that's happening internally. It can lead to great ideas spreading throughout the company.
Esri 2017-08-22 15:59 PDT![Esri Logo]()
"Esri"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time
Pros
Great benefits, pay and profit sharing
Cons
Hard to change positions
Esri 2017-08-15 08:29 PDT![Esri Logo]()
"Great Company Overall"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time
Pros
Good work-life balance.
Great office and campus.
Great co-workers.
Good learning support.Cons
Location.
Less career opportunity.
Technology is less new.Esri 2017-08-07 13:21 PDT![Esri Logo]()
"It's ok"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time
Pros
-Most people are great to work with.
-HR is amazing and responsive. Tons of development programs and support.
-Work/life balance is nice. They encourage time off when needed.
-Innovators in tech.
-Encouragement to grow within position.Cons
There seems to be a lot of finger pointing when something goes wrong. Even when it is minor, things are taken way out of proportion when they don't need to be. When concerns are brought to management, it takes so much time before action is taken. Collaboration and communication are sometimes nonexistent for some teams.
Pay could be better. Not bad but also not great.Advice to Management
If communication and collaboration are important, find out what is not working.
Esri 2017-08-16 18:30 PDT![Esri Logo]()
"So far so good. Loving it so far"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Worked here around 2 years now. So far I have loved the team and projects we've been working on. The benefits are great. I really enjoy the training and classes offered. I feel that Esri tries very hard to treat it's employees very well and offer them chances to succeed.
Cons
Esri covers so many different fields there is a lot of overlap in the implementations that different teams come up with. There can also be some politics between teams which is unnecessary.
Advice to Management
Keep up the good work. Try and facilitate cross-team sharing.
Esri 2017-08-01 08:23 PDT![Esri Logo]()
"Esri Experience"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Excellent company to work for. Challenging. Ever evolving software.
Cons
Poor performance indicators and too many added responsibilities that take you away from assigned duties.
Esri 2017-08-08 19:36 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Product Developer"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Esri full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Discounts at the local movie theatre.
Cons
Low pay
No career path
Politics dictates your success at Esri, not your work
Not innovative
Company has no direction
No annual bonus
RedlandsAdvice to Management
Hire management with backgrounds in software engineering
Esri 2017-08-20 00:44 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Account Execuitve"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Esri full-time
Pros
Great collaboration across all departments
Cons
horrible management and chain of command transparency....
Esri 2017-08-14 21:42 PDT![Esri Logo]()
"Great place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Esri full-time
Pros
Great benefits, flexible schedule, great team culture, mission-driven organization
Cons
Pay is a little lower than I would like and it would be nice to have more company events where the employees get together.
Advice to Management
More team-building activities and engagement would be great.
Esri 2017-07-06 13:27 PDT
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Esri Response
Aug 3, 2017 – Esri
We're happy to hear you're having a great #esriexperience! We agree that some of the best perks Esri offers are the casual work environment, work-life balance, and fantastic benefits. We are fortunate in this area to have relatively low cost of living. Thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback!... MoreLess