Its ok - Technical Support Engineer Oracle Employee Review

3.0
Nov 3, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I am one of the many number of people hired for their product support after Oracle closed down their many offices overseas, and getting in here has shown that the benefits are pretty good compared to other companies; the cafeteria is reasonable, the soda and coffee(so-so at best) are free, and lastly, you are definitely going to be busy once your training(mines was very short) is over....

Cons

....which leads to the downsides of working here. There are not enough hours in the day to sometimes get your other work done especially when you are dealing with a large customer who wants to be first in the line to get their issues resolved; its a really thankless job, sure you get the occasional free food (ran out of taco meat last time) or ice cream, but extra compensation in recognizition would be nice. And from what I've heard, pay raises are as rare as a dodo bird here, which could make some people leave in a year or two; if you can get the later shift, at least you can get some extra pay(which can take place of a pay raise).

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Cons

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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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