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
4.0
Dec 18, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

This is the best company to work if you are in the GIS industry. The technology is cutting edge and they keep on rolling out new capability on their product. The team is small and agile. My manager is such a nice guy that he keep a lot of talent developers in the group happy. The compensation is decent and given the living standard in the local area is not as high as LA. The benefit is great, they paid all the medical insurance and can give you up to 4 weeks vacations if you work there for more than 10 years.

Cons

The company is located in a very small town. So there is not much to do during the weekend in town, however, you are only 1-2 hours away from the pacific coast , san digeo, palm spring and the mountains. The commute to and from the office is getting worse as more people move into the inland empire. The smog in the summer sometime can be harmful. The style of the management is pretty much top down but they do listen to what employee's suggestion. The career growth path is not very clear, there is not much hierarchy in the company structure, they run the the company in a more network model, so you are literally 3 level away from the CEO.

4.0
Nov 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employee Training, flexibility, competitive pay, 2nd largest privately held company. Great benefits, will full medical, dental, vision coverages, 41K, flexible spending account, 24hr onsite gym in Redlands. Fellow employees are very nice and helpful.

Cons

Longer work hours required, lots of work load. Large corporation, complex structure

5.0
Nov 10, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere to work in. Company is very flexible with working hours. Benefits package is awesome, much better than any other package for any other company I've worked for. Compensation is on or above par for similar work at other companies. The employee morale is second to none compared to other places I've worked. Everyone is extremely friendly and willing to help out in any way they can. ESRI is also very flexible when it comes to taking a day off or working from home for a day or so if need be. ESRI also does a great job in making sure that employees are kept up to date by sending them to training.

Cons

Working in a satellite office, it is sometimes difficult to feel as much a part of the ESRI workforce as would be if working in the Redlands office. It seems that the company is moving more towards a goals oriented form of performance review which I'm not too keen on. I would rather get evaluated on my performance throughout the year than get evaluated on whether or not I accomplished some goal that may or may not be directly related to the work I've been doing. I sometimes get the feeling that it is almost 'mandatory' to work 45 hours a week rather than the normal 40, but we do get paid hourly, so that's not a huge problem.

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