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

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
Apr 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very low hours (8 hours per day, if that, many work 4-6hr shifts with impunity) - Software sells itself (if you're in a sales position) -

Cons

- Travel dept takes 1+ month to reimburse travel expenses (often ranging higher than $1000, which you won't have available for the next required trip: Esri is a $10B company, by the way, but can't reimburse you in a timely manner). - Lazy staff - working 8 hours is a herculean effort for many of the staff at Esri due to broken culture. - Toxic, very untrustworthy management. - Tons of bureaucracy & unnecessary process to accomplish simple tasks (ex. sending a quote requires two+ divisions, apparently) - Low pay compared to industry standards. - HR department is operated completely without integrity. - Cult-like 'culture' makes employees fear resigning, regardless of how terribly they're treated.

4.0
Apr 16, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Management is highly competent, and understanding. Goals are achievable, expectations are well-managed. The workload is fairly heavy and constant, but not overwhelming. The company seems very stable financially, I’ve never heard of layoffs happening.

Cons

People tend to stay in the same position for 10-15 years, which makes career growth slow. The upside of that is that people tend to be very competent in their positions.

5.0
Apr 8, 2025

Esri

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It is a great work environment.

Cons

Can, at times, have unclear objectives

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