Let's be real - Anonymous employee Oracle Employee Review

1.0
Aug 12, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The sales training is something to be rivaled. They invest in their employees to make sure they have the proper training and background to know what it takes to be able to work in sales. The work/life balance is solid because the job doesn't require any thought outside of the office.

Cons

Where to begin... The environment is toxic. People are pitted against each other. People are so bonus-focused that people willingly steal opportunities to get ahead. The irony is Oracle doesn't adequately pay bonuses to its employees to begin with (cut by 50%) because the field doesn't perform. Managers make it clear that you aren't valuable to the company. You are a number. Numbers are everything here and if you don't hit your number, you don't matter. That attitude trickles down because Oracle hires hundreds of new college graduates each year known as the "Class Ofs." To everyone not a Class Of, those college graduates will never be more than that. From many reps and the field, the Class Ofs are viewed as entitled and incompetent, as if they were somehow handed this job because they went to a certain university rather than going through an extensive interview process. There is zero accountability from management. Everything gets shifted onto someone else, and as a result nothing gets resolved. I have never seen a company, and yes I realize its size, with so many internal issues. A day in the life of Corporate America, right? No, it's totally unacceptable.

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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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