Oracle reviews

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.

Too much red tape and politics. Leaders want to make the right choices for the business but can't get around Oracle policies that constrict decision-making.