Oracle Reviews

Pros

Innovative, creative place of work, fast paced, serious about hiring Talent AND developing Talent.

Cons

Process driven - this can be frustrating.

Advice to Senior Management

Communicate downwards better

Pros

The freedom, the quality of the tools at our disposal, the possibility to grow, the building, the benefits, and so on... very good place to work

Cons

One social plan per year :-(

Pros

Very relaxed atmosphere, at least away from HQ

Cons

Too big to know what's going on sometimes

Advice to Senior Management

Just wish I knew more about the big picture as opposed to just my piece of the puzzle

Pros

stable job good work culture used to give good pay rises however not so good now. technology company hence good for tech savvy people

Cons

top down management, very difficult to change things, no idea what is going on in other teams and little communication inspite of frequest visits by US team mates

Advice to Senior Management

need to implement bottom up approach to see how to make teams handle theri own requirements instead of pushing hte requirements from top

Pros

Competitive in a good way, Pay is fair for work done, Career development encouraged but a lot of stiff competition for open positions.

Cons

Internal processes can be cumbersome, Very large organization riddled with robotic policies regarding people decisions, tons of meetings that don't necessarily apply to all when required to attend.

Advice to Senior Management

Stop hiring salespeople without business acumen and strong business ethics. Too many "gunslingers" allowed to sell on behalf of Oracle under shady pretenses and then leave before the customer fallout. But, keep buying the best, making it your own and bullying everyone else in the industry, It keeps our competitors tap-dancing and our customers with the best.

Pros

Oracle is a solid company with very good finances and a strong business in the enterprise software arena. It provides a secure environment to work, without too much turmoil.

Cons

It is a big company and as such you can expect the usual downsides to working on a large company. It is not as agile as a startup and there are many process that have been put in place over the years to make sure bad things do not happen.

Advice to Senior Management

The current strategy has proven successful in the business world so management must be doing something right. If I were to change anything it would be in improving the perception customers have of the support provided by the company.

Pros

Opportunity to develop ERP skills and development.

Cons

Training is lacking. No bonus for hourly employees.

Pros

A lot of smart people around. There are possibilities to learn something new and improve yourself. Organization of the work process is excellent. The high level management is doing great job to keep the company profitable and avoid layoffs.

Cons

It's not easy to bring your new ideas to management. The management also doesn't care whether you are satisfied with your work environment, but always requires you to produce the best results. Environment might be good or not so good, it depends which team and location where you are working.

Advice to Senior Management

Take care about your employees. There were several cases where employees were moved from nice window offices to dark and uncomfortable places. Would an employee work better after that move?

Pros

- Exciting business milieu
- Smart colleagues
- Leadership in the industry

Cons

- Heavy work load
- Challenging working environment

Advice to Senior Management

- Long term vision may help sustainable growth

Pros

Great ppl...smart and co-operative. Nice, challenging work.

Cons

it's easy to get lost...big company, so recognition does not come easy.