Oracle reviews

The CEO's behavior regarding Trump is outrageous. Google him. Employees must take compliance and ethics courses and the CEO displays despicable behavior. There is an incredible lack of respect for employees. Raises are nonexistent. People have written that here and it is not from poor performers; it is a fact. CEO purchased an $80,000,000 house in Florida that he is tearing down--it could have been a bonus. Some employees actually have applied for food stamps. If you apply and are offered a position, consider what your salary should be in 5 years and then ask for that. You won't get a raise so you'll need enough to cover lack of salary. This is true whether the business is doing great or not. Of course, execs will get their raises. It's a good place to work to get started, learn, and then leave when it makes sense to do so.

I have worked for Oracle for 6 years and I got a raise for the first time about a year ago. Oracle DOES NOT give yearly raises to offset the cost of living. They give something called Focals and you have to prove to your manager as well as upper management that you deserve to get a focal. You prove this by going above and beyond your job description. In other words, you have to be seen and known by upper management for the things you do at Oracle that are outside of your job description. Focals are also not given each year as they are dependent on the stock market. Job security is also not something Oracle offers. During Covid, Oracle laid off a number of people. You would think that they would lay off the people who had been hired most recently - but a large percentage of the people laid off during covid were long time employees who had worked there for 10+ years. Oracle also has way too many meetings that just waste your time. The biggest offenders of this are the 'all hands' meetings that are required attendance. 401K matching is not as high as I have had it at other companies. I currently work 12 noon to 8PM and get a 10% shift differential on top of my base pay for working those hours. However, Oracle recently announced that they are moving this shift to Mexico (where it is cheaper) and all of us working this shift will have to move to the 7 AM shift - which DOES NOT come with a 10% shift differential and Oracle has told us that we will have to work this earlier shift AND lose the 10% pay at the same time. Oracle does not care about it's employees - they are only out for the all mighty dollar.