Big Company, small atmosphere - Inside Applications Sales Representative Oracle Employee Review

5.0
May 29, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Although Oracle is clearly huge, the sales org is broken up into smaller individual product groups, and then into account size (mid-market, up-market). So although we may have 1000 sales reps at headquarters in Redwood City, you work directly with about 50 people. Due to heavy college recruiting, it's a young atmosphere. Fairly slow paced environment as well when considering some of the very intense sales orgs in the SF Bay Area. Have the opportunity to make a lot of money, base is low but some reps will double that in commission.

Cons

There is a lot of turnover from the college hires, so it is sort of a revolving door of people. Not really a bad thing, there are just so many opportunities in this area. Base is a little low for the area average and prestigiousness of the opportunity.

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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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