Corrupt, dishonest and manipulative management - Consulting Member of Technical Staff Oracle Employee Review

1.0
5 Nov 2016
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Pros

I can't of anything positive I can say.... 20 word minimum required here. Several years ago there used to be bonuses, but not any more.

Cons

Poor, disorganized management for the first half of my time there. Corrupt, manipulative and dishonest management for the last half of my time there. Terrible benefits No required review process to make managers give reviews to employees. No reviews. No raises. No bonuses. Nothing interesting to work on. Working on old technology, oracle is always way behind. Not enough engineers to get the work done well. Too many managers wondering why the work is not getting done. Too many managers manipulating each other and the developers. Too many acquisitions, good people always leave after the acquisition, leaving people who do not know how to get the work done and want just to have a paycheck. Acquisitions seem to leave more management behind... there are layers and layers of managers who do nothing but manipulate each other for territory. It's an absolutely horrible place to work, especially if you take pride in your work and want to work with good, honest people.

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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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