Stay away from the gears and you might find a sweet spot - Anonymous employee Oracle Employee Review

3.0
Nov 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pros include a great benefits program and a lot of flexibility for many roles. I was able to work from home most of the time. It's also a global business so travelers might enjoy opportunities to see more of the world depending on your role. Oracle is a giant enterprise with about 150K people, so it's hard to write a review about the company as a whole. Because of it's size, it's possible to find pockets of well managed and very stable teams. If you're looking for work life balance and stability such a position could be a great fit—if you can find it!

Cons

Perhaps the biggest con is the company culture—while there are many many smart and talented people at Oracle the company culture stifles bottom up ideas and a real sense of connection to the company. This stems in part from the silo'd nature of the company. For example, I'm a marketer and discovered an incredible disconnect between product management and marketing. On top of that, the internal systems for everything from HR to collaboration are simply horrible. I can't tell you how much time I wasted on broken systems and processes. Finally, compensation is generally below market at Oracle—from my experience as a manager— raise pools are very small and the longer you've been with the company the further below market you'll be. One effect of this is that A players tend to leave the company ... if/when they come back they can reset to market rates. But that's the exception not the role which leaves the company full of B players. Finally, I don't have much faith in executive management when it comes to their vision or with respect to how they treat employees. Suffice it to say, I would only recommend joining Oracle if you come in with a great salary (because it will not increase), in a position that is not subject to political contests, and where you can work from home.

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Pros

Every group/division can be different in how they treat their employees, but I'd say overall there is very good atmosphere of trust and fairness. There is a strong focus on education, and they reimburse for outside classes taken (Up to 5k/year I think). Benefits are good, and I'd say quite competitive in the market. Good 401K matching (they'll contribute a max of 3% of your 6% or greater). Free drinks in the breakroom. Flexibility to work from home at times. (If you live 50+ miles away from an office you can work full-time from home...policy).

Cons

They don't try to make the workplace anything special (maybe a pool table and arcade game are cliche or gimmicky?). In the 10 years I've worked there, they've given 2 measly %1 cost of living raises (this is the same with most everyone I've spoken to, some don't get any raises). You will not get a substantial raise ever, unless you leave then get rehired on (they will not match offers, better to leave). New employees that you train will make 10 - 20K more than you several years after you hire on (not just me, they do this to all tenured employees). They will give these untrained, less experienced people higher titles (again this is done to everyone not just me). You learn pretty quickly that you're dispensable. The company has billions in cash and they don't re-invest in their employees, just in acquiring new companies and hiring new people that know nothing that you get to train.

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