Stay as far away as possible - Server Administrator Oracle Employee Review

1.0
Aug 19, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free drinks in the kitchen

Cons

Employee culture is terrible, the only priority is to keep management happy, and management is only concerned with keeping their managers happy. Meanwhile our products are quickly becoming over engineered garbage. Compensation is a joke, if you apply as a non manager, be sure to get as much money up front as possible, because your raises will be laughable. I got a total of 7k in raises in 7 years there, despite consistently getting good performance reviews. If you do come in as a manager, you will get better raises, but be prepared to sell your soul, you will mainly be a messenger for higher management. Being a yes man is the only way to survive here, and life is too short for that nonsense.

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Cons

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4.0
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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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