Don't get fooled by the name - Anonymous employee Oracle Employee Review

1.0
9 Dec 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Good name, catchy on resume -Has medical/health benefits

Cons

-Good initial offer but no increase after -Very big company, leader on field, bought so many companies but has no budget for compensation for employees, they can't even give a budget for a Christmas party -Very poor management, managers depend on their subordinates. They can't even do their own jobs. Some are incompetent! It is by title that they are managers, but not by thinking and by decision making skills. Some do not even know who their subordinates are. How can an employee be promoted if his manager does not even have the effort of observing, knowing and evaluating his subordinates? -Hired managers from other companies change the inside processes of the company. They pull off so many changes which are irrelevant and not beneficial. They act like they know everything but the truth is that they don't know a thing about how things are run before they even arrived in the company. -They don't have any retention plans, they are okay with dissatisfied employees leaving because they know they can easily hire new employees. -If you are looking for career advancement, this is not the place for you.

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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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