Experience depends on team - Software Engineer Oracle Employee Review

2.0
Sep 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits, large software development company so experience will be beneficial to other companies, training resources, telework. Get the training & experience then leave and your experience will be good. Do not expect to retire in this company.

Cons

No raises, promotions or bonuses in years. Not much opportunity for advancement up. Company has been through so many acquisitions there is no unified company culture. Experience depends on which team you are in. Will move you around (no say in the matter) so you are always the "new guy" to justify no bonuses, promotions and pay raises. Development work moved to India. Any developers that leave are replaced by ones in India. Managers will make every effort to try to push you out the door so they can hire more developers with their budget in India. Will work you to death. Late hours, weekends.

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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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