Some great things, some not so good ... - Solutions Consultant Oracle Employee Review

3.0
Jan 7, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Oracle is a great place to work in many ways, there are many interesting opportunities, loads of variety, so many great people and lots and lots of flexibility. In sales, you have to be prepared to develop your network, identify your own career ambitions and make things happen, although there are plenty of people and tools to help you if you are self motivated to do that. It can be hard when you first join to "find your place" - the scale of the company and the number of people who work predominantly from home and who are not around much face to face, can make it hard to settle in. But if you value flexibility and being trusted to get the job done in the way you think best, then Oracle could be a good option for you.

Cons

For me there are two main downsides - first, a lack of annual pay rises (you must negotiate a good salary to start with as that is your strongest bargaining position and you may go several years without a pay rise once you are in) and secondly the challenges presented by the transition from being an on premise to a cloud company which is definitely proving quite tough in some areas. There are numerous inefficient processes, some product challenges and many cultural changes to be made. At the end of the day, Oracle is like an oil tanker, you know it can change course, but it may take longer than you want and be a bit of a bumpy ride while you are doing it.

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Pros

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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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