Pros
- Great work/life balance - Supportive coworkers - A solid, growing group of young employees - Training opportunities - Great networking opportunities - People are generally open and friendly - Not an overly competitive work environment For those of you who are fresh out of college, Esri is a great place to start your career. You meet a lot of young people through the internship program. Meet a few people, and it will quickly snowball into a pretty solid group of friends. I've met some of my closest friends during the two years I worked here. It's a good transition from college life to working life because Redlands feels like a college town (I guess it technically is because UofR is here). Esri is a great learning environment. While the work can be challenging at times, its not too cut throat. I loved working at Esri, and would definitely consider returning later in life.
Cons
- Salary is not competitive - Raises are consistent but small - Can feel a bit "corporate" at times. - They would not let me listen to spotify while I worked - Management was ok with working us till late before a release, but would complain about "long coffee breaks." - Manager micromanaged....a lot - May be team specific, but manager did not like cross team collaboration and did not support it - Team didn't have enough resources for scope of work - No room for vertical growth (aka, promotions) - Horizontal movement opportunities available, but difficult - Has job security, which is great! But results in a lot of "checked out" people who've been there for over 20 years - Lack of opportunity for vertical growth results in people just "checking out." But as a result, work environment is chill, not cut throat. - No perks - The entire company gets one bonus a year regardless of salary...which is like $100, $90 after taxes.... Merry Christmas! - Building M, where the developers work, get preferential treatment. Lounge rooms, sofas, pretty colors, newest coffee machines.... I think all of the photos on glassdoor are from M. The rest of us work in drab fishbowls, and the facilities were built in the 80s or something. Also, I think the photo of everyone playing foosball is....misleading. Where is that table...? Did they bring it in for the photo shoot? Ever since I've seen that photo I've been on a quest to find it. Never have.