Excited at first... - Anonymous employee Esri Employee Review

3.0
25 Dec 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Opportunity to work for a pioneer in GIS technology. -Interesting customer projects. -Great place for a first job. -Work is fairly easy. -Wonderful colleagues, some are quite intelligent.

Cons

-Question whether Esri can prosper into the future (post-Jack) -Lower than industry average pay and opportunities. -Managers lacking management/leadership skills and staff who feel entitled to their jobs while adding little value or performance on a daily basis. -Sales teams with little to no focus or clear lines of responsibilities (creating customer confusion).

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Cons

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