Be careful what group you join. - Group Vice President Oracle Employee Review

3.0
Aug 25, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great people to work with, if your are careful to join a group with good people. Great benefits, but you pay for them. Work travel has been cut significantly, which means more time at home. Great company strategy.

Cons

Oracle has been systematically getting rid of people with experience over the past 2 years, particularly anyone over 50 and above the mid-point in their salary bands. If you are in their top salary band and you are over 50 years old, you should keep your resume up-to-date as Oracle regularly uses RIFs to make their quarterly numbers. The company has NO loyalty, even for top performers. The company is stock-holder centric, then Executive centric, then customer, then employee . . . in that order. If you know that going in, you’ll understand how decisions are made.

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5.0
Jul 7, 2026
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Pros

Innovative team, good WLB most of time, high salary

Cons

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4.0
Oct 21, 2014
Recommend
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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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