Get experience move out. Rating as of now Jan-2014 - Project Lead Oracle Employee Review

1.0
16 Jan 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

flexible work hours. HQ location.

Cons

working at crazy hours, sometimes meetings at 7.00 am or 11 pm, does not matter your schedule, you have to meet. No real job recognition , the performance appraislsals are just for burocracy you have to bargain for a raise or have a good relation with your manager. Get some job experience and leave, otherwise you will get obsolete with technology as its verty restrictive what you can do. Movements on positions, salaries, bonus are "discrete" , apparently is a way to hide out information on the groups, you never have information about it, if you get some , you are lucky, I really don't like the politics.

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Pros

Work life balance, AI focus

Cons

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4.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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