2/5 Stars, Would Not Recommend - Principal Technical Support Engineer Oracle Employee Review

2.0
28 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free drinks in the break room - Except, COVID - so, really, not many. There are *some* good people left, but that is more a reflection of the people than the company.

Cons

Quick to RIF when their "numbers" are not matched. Process adherence is only used asa beating stick with those who are not "pals" with management - the metrics are faked/massaged/fudged to the point of falsehood and irrelevance, yet still used for "business decisions" and to make managers "look good" (I hit my numbers! See? Are you not entertained?). Very shady and unethical. Engineers told to "play in the grey area" on a weekly basis. If you're looking for real, objective performance reviews on an annual basis or even cost-of-living increases, go elsewhere - the "reviews" are a checkbox exercise for managers, and nothing is invested in the professional growth of a top-talent individual. Pay? Right - they pay the minimum - far below the industry average. Upper-Management Integrity? Nope - they will either obscure the facts or flat-out lie to a customer just to make themselves look better. This is across the boards, all management teams, as if they have a mandate from above their pay grade to do so. tl;dr - This is where careers go to die. Avoid at all costs.

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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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