Great employer in terms of work-life balance, benefits, and promotion opportunities
Pros
-Work-life balance means a lot here -Ability to take long vacations if desired -Benefits are better than average and transparent -Open communication with any team/unit in the company -Growing company -Very diverse workforce, unlike many tech companies -Many positions are paid hourly, allowing for more a flexible schedule when needed -Large percentage of new/vacated positions filled internally, so lots of room for vertical and lateral movement in theory -Much of leadership/management has been promoted from entry level and have been with Esri for 5-10 years -College campus-like environment -Geography-centric more than coder/programmer-centric
Cons
-Much of leadership has been promoted from a technical position of some sort and do not generally make good leaders, as few have any formal training or past leadership experience -You need to put in some time here to move forward, generally around 2 years but sometimes much longer. However once that is complete many doors can open up but may require going in a new technology direction, since many teams aren't very big and are very specialized -Redlands is a nice safe town but it's a bit of a "Esri island" as there aren't any similar tech opportunities nearby, and could seem boring to a young professional both professionally and socially -The main campus is a nice work setting similar to a college campus but not all positions work on the campus, even in Redlands. There are numerous satellite offices throughout town -Raises are small