Embrace the suck - Manager Oracle Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefit package. Health insurance is reasonably priced. The 401k could be better. They offer employee assistance.

Cons

The culture at Oracle is to embrace the suck. Long hours are expected. Employees live with a constant fear of layoffs. There's little organization and it's a sink-or-swim situation. Upper management is reactionary, rather than proactive, and completely tone deaf. The company doesn't have managers, they have micromanagers. Many bounce from division to division with no relevant experience in the particular area in which they find themselves. Although the company is doing great financially, the legend is true: raises don't happen. The only way to get any significant salary bump is to be promoted (also rare) or to leave the company and come back. Many policies and direction happen on an executive's whim and the rantings of Larry, who seems more worried about his legacy and his influence than innovating. And let's face it, he runs the company. And he never fails to mention that he lives in Hawaii (on his own island). Often the work you put in to create and implement their vision is wasted because they simply decide to tank it or move on to something else. For a technology company, the technology for employees is sub-par.

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Cons

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4.0
Oct 21, 2014
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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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