Good first job that can lead to better things if you look outside of the company. - Business Development Consultant Oracle Employee Review

3.0
20 Mar 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Great opportunity for someone fresh out of college with little experience -You're starting with a class of 100s of other people around your age, easy to make friends -Pretty easy to be successful. Most of the class is frat bros/sorority girls who are really there more to socialize and have fun than they are to work. Nothing wrong with that, but if your goal is to be good at your job and make a lot of money you can rank at the top every quarter if you're willing to put in just a little effort. -Honestly really good pay for what is essentially a glorified telemarketing job.

Cons

-Job is not fulfilling at all -Micromanagement -Lack of transparency, KPIs that don't make sense -Constant changes, your job is more about fake metrics (# of calls per day, quick tours) than it is actual sales (creating legitimate opportunities) -Lack of promotion opportunities. A lot of the promotions to move up from BDC look like promotions in title, but actually end up paying less -Training is lackluster. I personally don't feel like I developed many real skills after my first month or two. -Experience will be mostly dependent on what team you end up on. It's completely random. Some products are way easier to sell. Some managers are super chill and others will micromanage you to the death and make you want to find another job immediately.

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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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