Has its advantages, depends on team, make sure you did do your due diligence - Principal Software Engineer Oracle Employee Review

3.0
Jul 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Reasonable pay, higher than many companies 2. Very easy-going working environment 3. Better than average benefits (health insurance, car allowance etc.)

Cons

1. Everything depends on which team you are part of 2. Everything moves at a snail's pace 3. Managers and HR have little or no concern for any work related problems you might have e.g. making sure your overtimes are paid (ever). 4. Very little modern tech applied at work. Many if not most things are still done by hand. 5. Bonus is irregular 6. Skip-levels never talk or ask 7. Armchair leaders and armchair architects are commonplace (with rare exceptions)

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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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