Prepare an exit strategy you’ll need it. - Anonymous employee Esri Employee Review

3.0
16 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This can be an excellent place to develop your skills while doing truly important work. Customers appreciate and value the interaction with staff and you are given the opportunity to work with a wide array of organizations solving mission critical issues. Job Security Benefits package 401K

Cons

Executive leadership tends to close itself off from the reality of what’s really happening in the industry. The competition in this industry is fierce, Google, Microsoft, not to mention partner “co-opetion”, but sales executive receive no compensation for their effort. Organizationally the company moves at a snail’s pace compared to the rest of the industry. Innovative thoughts and ideas are stifled by less creative mind in the organization which wield the power and influence to implement change. It’s easier for management to say no than yes, negating the negotiation process and preventing Sales people from closing business. Micro-Management Low base salary No commission Poor Management Professional services rate are extremely high Reimbursed expenses are limited

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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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