Decent company to work for; better than originally anticipated - Anonymous employee Oracle Employee Review

3.0
14 May 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid company name recognition and industry reputation, good benefits w/plenty of options, pleasant working conditions in offices, excellent opportunities for training and personal development.

Cons

Huge company; easy to get lost. Bureaucratic structure; a lot of red-tape obstacles to getting things done. Rah-rah corporate culture a bit too much. Pay scale is average, and company very stingy with holidays and vacation days for U.S. non-managerial employees. Middle management personnel shuffling constantly. Virtually all help desk personnel servicing U.S. facilities are outsourced in overseas locations. Too much emphasis on stock performance and the bottom line.

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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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