Things are going downhill fast. - Sales Esri Employee Review

2.0
Feb 7, 2015
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!

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Esri Response
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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.

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