Good first job, but monotonous work - BDR Oracle Employee Review

4.0
Aug 17, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Good company culture, everyone is nice and is willing to help you - Good resources and discounts - 2 week training so you feel ready to use the system - Had a good team, but this can be hit or miss because each BDM is very different - They put you on track to be promoted in 18 months

Cons

- Work is VERY monotonous and days start to blend together - Quotas were too high considering the amount of activities they wanted you to complete for the week (they focused too much on number of calls and emails even if you were hitting quota) - AEs will get upset if you send them a "bad lead" but you're encouraged by management to send everything up so it can be frustrating when AEs give push back (too much contradicting advice) - Promotion track is messy and changes all the time, but you will eventually be promoted

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Cons

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4.0
Oct 21, 2014
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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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