SMB is NOT the place to be... - CX Applications Sales Executive Oracle Employee Review

1.0
Apr 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Legitimately great people in both quota bearing roles and directors of teams, who are trying to make the best of the scenario they are in

Cons

- Zero transparency from the AVP level and above down to Directors and Sales Executives. The result is that the sales team and its respective leaders were left searching for answers most of the time, which was evident right after the NetSuite acquisition - A business development team hired straight out of college that lacks the motivation to perform at a high level. There are rare exceptions within the groups, but most of them treat the position as a 5th year of college. Very common site on the floor for them to start cracking beers and slacking off by 1pm on a Friday - Micro-Managing directors that analyze each and every call members of their team, so much to the point of making quota bearing reps into pseudo-BDRs to set meetings for their directors, due to the lack of faith the director has in his or her team - An overall air of negativity that permeates around the office at all times

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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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