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Updated May 28, 2023

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4.0
78% Recommend to a Friend
Esri President Jack Dangermond
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  • "Low pay and few chances for advancement(in 87 reviews)
  • "Poor management, they choose people who don't know how to manage people and don't train them.(in 71 reviews)
  • "Apart from low salary everything is great(in 67 reviews)
  • "Most managers don't have a clue about anything technology related despite that esri tells us we are a software company.(in 43 reviews)
  • "No career path(in 38 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year
    Featured Review

    Great employer. Place to grow and gain exceptional consulting exoerience.

    Jan 6, 2023 -  in Saint Louis, MO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Bank time. Salary employees are paid hourly and afforded the opportunity to bank hours at the end of a pay period (for any hours worked over the base hours of that pay period) or take the additional pay. Compamy culture is amazing. I feel like my values are well represented in this organization.

    Cons

    none that come to mind

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    1 person found this review helpful
  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Great company to work for

    May 25, 2023 - Senior Product Engineer in Charlotte, NC
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Ability to learn and grow.

    Cons

    I can't think of many.

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  4. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    Your talent is probably more valuable elsewhere.

    Apr 3, 2023 - Product Engineer II in Redlands, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    1.Great health insurance. 2.Flexible work hours. 3.Low pressure and good balance of work/life.

    Cons

    1.Atrocious raises and base pay. No matter your seniority, your raises will be in the lower single digits. HR and the team will always find every crooked excuse in the book to not pay you what you deserve. A lot of good talent has left the company in the last 2 years due to this very reason. (Over 30% of my team left in the last 1 year over salary and raises). 2. Upper management lives in a shell and does not understand current trends. If you speak up on behalf of you and your colleagues, management pretends to care but gaslights you anyway. 3.Weird WFH rules. Some of the team members have no purpose being on campus and have individual jobs that can be accomplished from across the world without issues. Yet, HR makes them drive 2 hours, 3 times a week in the name of hybrid.

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    8 people found this review helpful
  5. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Great Place to Start a Career

    May 28, 2023 - Consultant in Redlands, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Collaborative and relaxed culture, flexible working hours, flexible vacation policy (banking hours), company mission, horizontal growth opportunities, entrepreneurial spirit.

    Cons

    Limited opportunity for vertical growth. Lack of commission incentivizes below-average salespeople to stay and good ones to leave. Below average pay for industry standards (tech). No stock, and no bonuses.

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  6. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Stable company. Never had a layoff.

    May 23, 2023 - Technical Account Manager in Saint Louis, MO
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Stable. Good pay. Good benefits.

    Cons

    Can be long hours. They want people to work a few days in the office but it seems like is is not followed by most staff. i think because most leaders don't do it themselves

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  7. 2.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    BAD CULTURE

    Apr 18, 2023 - Business Development Manager in Redlands, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Good mission on the surface. Generally nice colleagues Low pressure work environment

    Cons

    Culture: Lots of talk about good culture in reviews. What people really mean is that your teammates/colleagues are generally nice. But when you really look at the Culture carefully, which should come from senior leadership and HR, there is much to be desired. Bad behaviors are often not reported, ignored are dealt with in a way that doesn't correct the bad behaviors. No Career Path: Unless you are very junior you will quickly run into a ceiling. Career paths are not discussed and or formalized because there really aren't any. Low Pay/Raises: Expect to get low single digit pay raises regardless of your performance.

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    1 person found this review helpful
  8. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Good but not great

    May 9, 2023 - Desktop Support Analyst in Redlands, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Company is very stable. Consistent work schedules. A lot of intelligent and kind people work here. Professional environment. Good work life balance.

    Cons

    Pay is lacking. They hire young grads fresh out of college and take advantage of their excitement about GIS and willingness to learn. Burnout is pretty common and support from management is limited. Growth opportunities can happen but not common for most folks. It’s a decent company but there’s a lot of room for improvement too.

    1 person found this review helpful
  9. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 5 years

    Liked it but had to leave so I could afford a family

    Apr 20, 2023 - Consultant in Redlands, CA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Great Culture and fun work atmosphere Amazing software and company mission

    Cons

    Pay is incredibly low to the point you cannot afford a house or even to have children unless you take second job/side hustle. When I received calls from recruiters at other companies, one warned me that I will be lowballed for new opportunities because everyone is aware at how low Esri pays compared to market value. The company does not seem concerned in addressing this which is a shame because it is a great company overall.

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    4 people found this review helpful
  10. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Good work/life balance, great coworkers, good benefits

    Feb 2, 2023 - Senior Product Engineer 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Very solid privately owned company that has never had layoffs. Job security counts for a lot, especially in a tech field. Profit sharing every year I've been with Esri and 100% paid health care with low copay. A lot of flexibility with scheduling. Good paid time off. Work with smart, dedicated people. Possibility to move within the company. Esri has moved to partial work from home, a HUGE plus in terms of quality of life. Forward thinking/socially conscious. I feel well compensated for my experience/skill level.

    Cons

    HQ is in Redlands, and is Redlands-centric. For example, it is a bit out of touch with regional offices in terms of high cost of living in some areas. There can be little room for upward mobility in terms of job title on smaller teams and in general it's a "make your own career path" with no defined ladder (this could also be considered a pro). No full time work from home option for most people (given the environmentally aware nature of Esri this is a contradiction when it comes car car commuting that is prevalent) . Seem to fall down when it comes to proactively recruiting talent.

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    3 people found this review helpful
  11. 2.0
    Current Employee

    PROMISES_PROMISES_UNKEPT

    Apr 24, 2023 - Administration 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    During interview-they promise the world that you will grow with them. Makes for a attractive package until.......................

    Cons

    You accept the position and......No matter how dedicated you are - ESRI ALWAYS wants more and pays you less and less.

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    6 people found this review helpful
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Esri has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,350 reviews left anonymously by employees. 78% of employees would recommend working at Esri to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Esri employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Esri. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.

78% of Esri employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Esri 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Esri to be culture, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, career development, management.

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