Not a good place to be - Project Manager Oracle Employee Review

2.0
14 May 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Management tends to say it's a great company with great employees. The Central London office is in a good location with very good connections for commute. It's a nice product and a lot of new positions opening up all the time, so if you don't like your current role, you might be able to change.

Cons

I am disappointed to see such short-sight in resourcing of projects, everybody is working on at least 10 projects and if anybody has 4 hours available on the forecast report, he/she is allocated to a new project. There is constant need to negotiate for resources and they might be taken away on short notice (or no notice). In general PMs need to follow-up on everything as consultants don't keep their commitments and consultants need to do 100 things at a time while 4-5 PMs claim their work is the most important. Management is in general no use at all, everybody manages only "up-wards", direct reports get only the blame and you are among of the lucky ones if your manager talks to you once a week.. and even then you are asked about status of deliverables. Management also shares very little on the company outlook and plans. Previously there were a lot of goodies in the office (biscuits, soft drinks, fruits), nowadays only filtered water and fruits (2 times per week). IT support is practically non-existent, everything is self serve. If you have an issue with your laptop or network access, fix it yourself. As others already mentioned in the reviews, onboarding is a painful experience. 4-6 weeks of video-watching... just get through it asap.. you'll forget (not need) anyway most of it.

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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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