Don't stay long. Else you can't go out later. - Principal Software Engineer Oracle Employee Review

2.0
Aug 22, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. In general people are friendly. Most of the people would be working here since the beginning of their careers and they are experts in what they are doing.

Cons

Primitive technology stack especially in fusion families. If you want to explore latest open source technology stacks and keep up to date in the market, then stay a hundred miles away from Oracle (fusion teams especially). You get dragged down into ADF and Jdeveloper combo, which is a black hole and you spend days in debugging what this framework is doing internally. They give a good hike when you join which makes the existing eligible employees depressed as they might not have seen a hike in 3-4 years and they can't move out as they are not prepared as per market standards.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Oct 21, 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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