Great people, great working environment, shame about the profit-first management style. - Principal Technical Support Engineer Oracle Employee Review

2.0
4 Aug 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The people on the ground are fantastic, and the company does look after you in terms of flexibility, flexible benefits, training, etc. It's also a great name to have on your CV.

Cons

The management style takes its inspiration from Uncle Larry, and therefore everything it does is first and foremost for the financial benefit of the company and shareholders. I mean EVERYTHING - if something positive happens which appears to benefit an employee/employees, the decision would have been analysed on a spreadsheet, and if one cell is higher than another (ie. it benefits the corporate bottom line), then it's a yes. Otherwise no. Kiss bye bye to pay rises, unless you leave. Which I did, and got a 50% increase. I didn't realise how much I disliked working there until after I left.

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5.0
7 July 2026
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Pros

Innovative team, good WLB most of time, high salary

Cons

Risk from layoffs, high work hours

4.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
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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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