Beauracracy + Empty Promises = Oracle Life - Configuration Analyst Oracle Employee Review

1.0
8 Oct 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Stable income and health benefits.

Cons

1. Promises will be made and the carrot will be dangled, however you will be just another number in a large cesspool of small thinkers and a herd of sheep with no personality and the culture that makes people depressive and dull. 2. If you are a logical thinker then prepare for that logic to be squelched by upper management’s egos. If your great ideas, ambition and talent is too bright...you will offend a higher up that will be threatened and will attempt to marginalize your career. 3. Office drama, lack of leadership and closed doors with archaic management style will be enough to make you wonder how such a company can label themselves a “tech company”? 4. You will be surrounded by robots who swallow orders and don’t think for themselves. Be prepared to deal with a “herd mentality” way of thinking. Drinking the kool-aid at Oracle for a lower income than market value is rampant company-wide. 5. You will be surrounded by sycophants who are too afraid to go off on their own or stick to their backbone. They are easily hushed and marginalized because they worship their paycheck over their own dignity.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
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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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