Stable but slow - Senior Principal Engineer Esri Employee Review

4.0
May 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you are looking for a stable place to work for the next 20+ years- look no more - that's the one. Steady and slow. Lower than average pay, but hey, it's like a savings vs forex account. That's "savings".

Cons

Lower than average salaries. Hourly-based. Overtime is welcome in some teams.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Esri pays your health insurance. A few extra holidays that other companies may not offer.

Cons

-Below average pay for California. Already a struggle living out here due to cost of living. -Support services is a mess. We have to bend over backwards for customers always teetering on scope of support. Might as not even have those guidelines anymore if it's a constant battle for internal resources to back you. -Constant releases of software that breaks customer workflows. Too many bugs. Lack of QA. -Whats the point of middle management if all decisions have to come from higher ups that have no understanding of supports day by day. -Unwillingness to let senior employees work from home. And if you do work from home they hold it against you if you want to apply to an internal position. Almost like a thinly veiled threat. -Other teams feel the need to steam roll support sometimes, often leading to fragmented relationships. -Lastly there is way too much work and never enough people.

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