Been a great place for me, might not be for everybody - Applications Architect Oracle Employee Review

5.0
25 Jul 2021
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Pros

Hard work is well rewarded especially via stock for development org. The benefits are excellent and comprehensive. There’s plenty of opportunity to learn and apply your skills. With a great immediate manager and enough buffer from the ones that manage by f-bombs, it’s a great environment.

Cons

Management can slow things down and tend to get in the way. Many upper level managers/vps clearly haven’t taken the required courses on harassment and micro aggressions (if they have, they’ve learned little). While stock awards are generous to top performers, bonus and raise rounds in recent years pale in comparison to 90s-early 2000/“s. The company is overloaded with way too many “customer-care” type people that contribute little but hound those actually doing work for continual status updates. These roles are duplicated across various divisions which makes it even worse. Dealing with these people is by far the most miserable part of the job for me. I’m pretty sure bonuses and raises would still be plentiful if these people weren’t consuming so much payroll.

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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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