Cloud Sales Rep (CA) - Sales Representative (Cloud Team - CA) Oracle Employee Review

4.0
29 May 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Good/Positive Environment -There are ample of opportunities to make money! -Improvements in internal applications

Cons

-Excel spreadsheets is the new CRM at Oracle -Tons of Oracle reps across various LOBs call into the same accounts -Internal processes yield more obstacles and hurdles than the actual sale cycle with customers -Lack of high availability on its mission-critical apps (yes even during it's 4th Quarter!) -Stringent policies recently in place for certain organizations regarding career progression -Some managers are great while others are tools/ "yes men". -Lead generation/BDC Teams are a joke!! They bloat pipeline with crap opportunities to then only to reduce them after quarter-end to realistic figures in order reap excessive compensation! Thus sales teams across the board lack real support -Need huge improvement in career progression path; If you don't know other managers, it's difficult to know what positions are available for you. Networking is very important but difficult to do especially when there aren't any funded events that bring different teams together

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Cons

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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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