Posts Tagged ‘Oracle’

SAP Employees More Satisfied Than Oracle Employees; Will It Help Them To Retain Customers Following Copyright Suit?

Posted by • November 29th, 2010 • 4 Comments

Last week news broke that German-based software company SAP faces $1.3 billion jury verdict for stealing Oracle’s intellectual property. As the Associated Press reported, the jury in the case found that SAP’s behavior in plundering software and documents from rival Oracle Corp.’s secured websites was so egregious that it awarded Oracle nearly all of the damages it was seeking.

While SAP decides whether to appeal the decision, we turned to the employees to find out how these companies internal reputations are faring.

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Oracle’s Sun Acquisition Complete; Sun CEO To Be Cut

Posted by • January 27th, 2010 • 1 Comment

As of today, Oracle’s acquisition of Sun is complete, according to reports by the Associated Press. Based on commentary from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, this acquisition means bad news to thousands. Oracle has plans to lay off approximately 2,000 people in the first few months, primarily Sun employees, and more layoffs are expected to occur down the line.

Larry Ellison also stated that, as part of the upcoming layoffs, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz will likely be ousted from the company.  To Sun employees this may come as no surprise — according to Glassdoor’s CEO Watch List, which evaluates the 25 lowest rated CEOs, Schwartz has been consistently noted for his dismal approval ratings. Based on the most recent Watch List,  Schwartz held a low 20% approval rating, and it’s dropped even further to 19% in just 26 days. He has continued to see his approval rating decline for the past four consecutive quarters: Q309 he held a 21% approval rating, Q209 he held a 23% approval rating, and held on to a 25% approval rating in Q109.

Sun Microsystems Reviews – Glassdoor Review

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Oracle Shareholders Not the Only Ones to Complain About Ellison’s Salary

Posted by • August 24th, 2009 • 3 Comments

It was announced today that Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle has agreed to be paid a salary of $1 for the upcoming fiscal year, down from the $1 million he got in the 2009 fiscal year. The move comes after Ellison was criticized at last fall’s annual meeting for making $543.8 million when he exercised 36 million stock options. And it’s not only the stockholders expressing concerns over Ellison’s significant executive compensation.

Here’s what employees have to say:

Stock option grants are small and infrequent while Larry and his cronies give themselves millions every year. – Oracle Director (Redwood City, CA)

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Glassdoor’s Blog Highlights: A Roundup

Posted by • May 19th, 2009 • 2 Comments

Feel like you need Cliff Notes to keep up with some blogs? With so much going on with the current job landscape, as well as here at Glassdoor, we thought we’d help you out with some posts you might have missed. Here’s what has been generating the most attention on the Glassdoor blog this past month:

The Hardest and Easiest Interview Questions By Company
How to Prepare for a Job Interview
They asked you what during an interview?!?
Interview Do’s and Don’ts: A Round Up
Impression Killers: What the Interview Says About your Company?
Glassdoor Helps Job Candidates Ready for Interviews at Specific Companies
Oracle to Buy Sun: Larry Ellison to become the Next Steve Jobs?
Glassdoor CEOs: Who’s Up? Who’s Down? Who’s Gone?

Any topic you’d like to see us cover in the future?  Let us know!

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Oracle to Buy Sun: Larry Ellison to become next Steve Jobs?

Posted by • April 20th, 2009 • 3 Comments

Oracle, based in Redwood City, Calif., announced Monday it had agreed to buy Sun for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $7.4 billion. The deal comes after talks between Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun and IBM Corp. came to a halt.

According to Forbes, the deal also represents a bold move by Oracle Chief Executive Larry Ellison. And to add on to the story, TechCrunch notes that Larry Ellison has always wanted to be the Steve Jobs of the enterprise IT industry. And with this morning’s announcement, it seems as though he is making a big step toward making Oracle more of a soup-to-nuts provider of enterprise technology.

So how close is Larry Ellison to becoming the next Steve Jobs? According to their respective employees, these two tech giants vary quite widely in terms of their approval rating. Apple‘s Steve Job’s holds a 27 percentage point higher rating that Oracle’s Larry Ellison. In addition, we find that 12% of Oracle employees actually disapprove of the way Ellison manages the company compared to just 2% of Apple employees who disapprove of Jobs.

Glassdoor Report: Apple & Oracle Comparison

Company
CEO Name
CEO Rating
Company Rating

Apple
Steve Jobs
91%
Satisfied (3.8)

Oracle
Larry Ellison
64%
Neutral (3.2)

So what can Larry Ellison do to improve? Below is ...

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