A Once Great Company - BI/Analytics Sales Oracle Employee Review

2.0
Aug 31, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Can afford to continue to buy market share. 2. Job security at individual contributor level as headcount seems to be the most important metric and Mark Hurd seems to want to keep it as high as possible. 3.

Cons

Where to start: 1. Very low morale. 2. Mixed messages from Executive Mgmt about direction of company. Seem to be saying one thing, but doing another. 3. Little to no growth in business. Margins being maintained by cost cutting. Most employees are making less now than they were 3-5 yrs ago. 4. Average tenure of personnel has dropped considerably. 5. Cloud story is a mess. 6. Mgmt positions have become a revolving door over the last 18 months. 7. Evolving culture of micro-management.

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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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