Depends what you want - Senior Manager, Software Development Oracle Employee Review

3.0
Jun 15, 2015
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Pros

It was a good quality of life job in terms of flexibility. They do have access to a lot of interesting products, and I really enjoyed the team I had. I got a good "big company" education in terms of processes, global business, etc...

Cons

It was sometimes very hard to get things done, so a disproportionate amount of time is spent on process. Part of this is that they have a one-size fits all approach to many processes that work ok for their large teams, but tend to drown small acquired niche teams. There are a fair number of people punching the clock, so even though there were pockets of brilliance, there were also a lot of pretty mediocre people filling the ranks. You really have to be willing to play the long game and weather a lot of ups and downs to succeed at Oracle.

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5.0
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Pros

Great company, great work life-balance

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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