No growth opportunities, low pay, poor upper management - Project Manager Oracle Employee Review

1.0
27 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits - 401k meet - most of the direct team knows their stuff, and will be your best friends throughout your time at Oracle

Cons

- low pay that doesn't even meet what other corporations are paying for the same position. - infrequent pay increases. No cost-of-living increases, either. - no bonuses - support is minimal, especially with a small team in a specific department - upper management will not listen. They are not leaders; they act like "bosses". They will tell others to fix the problem; they do nothing but delegate. - equipment is a joke. Laptops are refurbished, and any additional equipment (e.g., additional monitors) you may need you may need to expense out-of-pocket. Laptops cannot withstand the amount of work needed to complete tasks. - there will be no growth within the department, and it's incredibly difficult to even try and get out of the department. Also, if you try to apply internally for other positions, you'll likely never hear from anyone about your application. It's like they want you to stay in your current position and not allow you to move anywhere. - if you need to go into the office, you will have to pay for parking. You will not be allowed to expense the parking. Some buildings have free parking, but others are anywhere to around $25 a visit. - overtime is frowned upon. work-life balance is completely skewed. Can easily work 14 hour days.

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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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