Esri reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,511 total reviews)
avatar

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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews
3.0
Sep 21, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Campus is beautiful, cafe on site, business ideas are good, many learning opportunities.

Cons

Not good pay, no care for loyalty, upward mobility is difficult. No grandparent leave for bereavement. Owners don't really care about what they employees want - if they don't care about it, it'll never happen or be heard.

1.0
Mar 31, 2018

Anything is better than this.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Relaxed environment - Good people

Cons

- Pay is less than average. And you don't get any equity. We were told to look at ESRI like owners but the pay does not reflect that. - You'll lose skills rather than gaining it. - You'll never be on the cutting edge. You'll be very far away from it. - No career mobility, most of the time you'll stay in your same position. - Redlands is just a boring, expensive place where nothing happens. - Technical debt is huge here!

avatar
Esri Response
8y
It’s unfortunate to hear you're so unhappy in your first year. We encourage you to provide this same feedback during your new hire check-in so that we can chat in more detail. In terms of equity, please remember that Esri is proudly a privately-held company. Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments.
2.0
Feb 7, 2015

Things are going downhill fast.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a great mission; conservation, saving the planet, you get the drift. The work is interesting, if you're into GIS, geography, maps, spatial analysis, etc. Most customers are great to work with, although selling into new markets can be a challenge with the people/organization has no previous exposure to geospatial technology.

Cons

There are VERY few career advancement career growth opportunities. Raises are not tied to personal or company performance. Expect a 0-4% raise, if you're lucky. Management is very old school, top down, dictatorial. There's a lot of weird covert operations happening in the management ranks, at all times. Communication is terrible very secretive, contrived, controlled, choreographed. Everything you do is monitored. There is no turnover amongst the management ranks which causes severe cronyism. The company nickels and dimes it's employees with travel expenses/per diem. If you're in sales you're not allowed to expense client dinners - no matter what!

avatar
Esri Response
11y
Thank you for taking time to leave feedback. As you mentioned, we are very proud of the work we do. As we continue to grow, we are recognizing areas that need to be strengthened. An important goal for us this year is to ensure transparent communication throughout Esri.
Viewing 13 - 15 of 1,511 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,770 Esri reviews submitted anonymously by Esri employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Esri is right for you.