Good place to work, learn critical skills - Anonymous employee Oracle Employee Review

4.0
Feb 21, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Oracle offers many opportunities to create a diverse skill set, over time. Since job descriptions are very focused and narrow, it does take awhile to spread yourself around and learn. But they are there. Your colleagues genuinely are some of the smartest you will encounter. This is a fine opportunity to develop a wide and diverse network of peers. In general, the compensation packages are good and fair; with a number of obvious outliers thrown amongst. In this environment, you are constantly asked to achieve higher goals, to stretch.

Cons

Because of the environment of heavy hitters, even the most accomplished will find it hard to stand out. Only the truly driven will thrive. It's a big company, and while entrepreneurship is encouraged, it truly is at times maddeningly difficult to have your ideas break through the "big process" mentality. There are a lot of people here who have fallen into the "I'm just a cog" mentality.

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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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