Dog eat dog - Applications Sales Manager Oracle Employee Review

4.0
21 Jun 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Oracle truly is the place where the best of the best go to work. It provides an atmosphere where the aggressive, smart, and driven workers can be handsomely rewarded for their efforts. Larry built the company with the thought that a few key developers make or break the product and having the best and the best paid sales teams will ensure that you outsell every other competitor. It's a place where sales competes within an account not only with dozens of competitors, but also with up to 30 other Oracle sales people for account budget. The best sales people thrive, the next 40% do okay, and the bottom 50% sink quickly.

Cons

It's a huge company, and very easy for many people to get lost. Managing all of the systems, processes, and politics can be very difficult. Oracle has outsourced so much of the business to Romania and India that it is now very, very difficult for sales to even get a contract out the door, and even harder to get it booked once it is returned signed.

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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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