Make sure the salary offered especially in Sales is the actual Salary you recieve - Senior Cloud Solution Architect Oracle Employee Review

1.0
Nov 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great training, canteen. Some really nice people

Cons

Nepotism in the Sales area was rampant. Make sure you are good friends with the people who hire you and make sure you get in writing what your salary expectation should be. Their bonus structure was convoluted, inconsistent and if I had the heart for it, it would have been something I would have legally pursued, however, I subsequently left the company. I was working on a 70 / 30 split I NEVER received the full 30 let alone the pack of lies I was spun regarding accelerators etc (what i was told during the hiring process would be almost certainly the case). Quite frankly have your contract in writing which outlines EXACTLY what your salary shall be....BUYER BEWARE so if you have a choice between Oracle and a different organization I would advise you to choose the other one. I wouldn't bother writing this but I would not like some one to make the same mistakes I made.

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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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