Decent Place to Work - Anonymous employee Oracle Employee Review

4.0
Apr 19, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

flexible hours/work from home schedule nice collaborative atmosphere free drinks affordable Cafe food nice fitness center, with onsite trainer access to lots of training benefits are competitive and comparable. starting pay is decent travel accommodations are better than others, with the ability to pick your own flights, hotel and rental cars corporate cell phone plans available self service environment makes things quick and easy

Cons

you will read this a lot. But pay raises stink. If you get one, it's minuscule. At most companies, you can negotiate a salary bump based on performance. At Oracle, good performance is only enough to keep your job. If you interview somewhere else and get an offer, don't expect Oracle to match it. They will wish you luck, and send you on your way. Doesn't matter how much they invested in your training, or how much it will cost them to lose you. I have seen them let very talented individuals walk away for a couple thousand dollars a year. In my sector, there is no bonus structure. What I'm making now, I will most likely be making in 5 years.

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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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