Great company, not-so-great management - Product Engineer Esri Employee Review

3.0
Apr 9, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- flexible hours - training and tuition assistance - great place for GISers, cartographers and geographers to begin their career - get to play with the newest GIS toys - very stable company and employment

Cons

- very little perks compared to other companies of similar size - company has a flat structure; almost non-existent chance of promotion - no snacks or food provided; cafe and vending machines are not subsidized - the corporate side of HR is out-of-touch with nature of work - internet usage is monitored, controlled by ineffective web filter software - no incentive for younger employees to stay on or remain motivated - no team building events/practices - very few vacation days

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Pros

Great people and very flexible working conditions

Cons

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2.0
May 12, 2026
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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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