OK place but very beuraucratic - Senior Development Manager Oracle Employee Review

3.0
16 Jan 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good growth for performers, good brand name and value on the CV, chance to work on big, cutting edge products. flexible time, opportunity to move between groups. good benefits. the senior management tries to communicate things in a timely manner to the people but is not always successful in doing so.

Cons

big company - things move slowly, career growth can stagnate easily, not much value to people. salary is low and is not decided fairly. the management takes advantage of bad times to stop promotions and career growth of people, even though promotions are not linked to salary raises in oracle.

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Pros

Very cushy at times, not super high pressure

Cons

The actual software you're selling is low to mid tier software so hard to sell.

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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