Great place and stability but depends on the area. - Software Developer V Oracle Employee Review

4.0
17 Nov 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- The DB org is top-noch, so it is the preferred place to be. - It is both a pro and con: great friends/peers but a few ego-maniacs too. - Managers are usually technical, which is great. - In many teams you can achieve good work-life balance. - Continuous education funding (they sponsored my Msc!) - Great stability in your job (is normal to count your time in decades here). - A lot of diversity in the business units, if you want a change usually you can find it within the company; which is a self-contained universe.

Cons

- Outside of DB org, things vary more and can be less stable. - Some areas use legacy processes and technology. - Some areas compete to each other rather than collaborating (same with some peers). - Depending on the area, you may get stuck with old technology or niche knowledge for many years. - In some projects, you may have too many meetings with big audiences; which is usually not very productive.

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5.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to earn well over $100,000.00 with Standby pay and OT. Plus, mileage reimbursement of $.70 a mile.

Cons

Sometimes tedious work below what I would consider for an experienced FE such as hard drive destruction bin audits and checking in equipment.

4.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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