Transition from Micros to Oracle has been painful - Account Manager Oracle Employee Review

2.0
Jun 17, 2015
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Pros

Quite a bit of self service applications that make life easier in terms of employment. Having the name "Oracle" on your resume isn't bad.

Cons

Since being acquired by Oracle, implementation has been arduous. Oracle does not understand, nor do they care to, what it is that we do - and why we do it well. A hiring freeze has plagued multiple departments, many of whom struggle to become acclimated to the many new procedures and policies. Most are wearing 2 to 3 hats as a result of employees leaving and not being replaced - and I am referring to full-time hats, not "additional" responsibilities. As the higher ups in the former Micros sector do not want eyes on their departments for fear of losing their own jobs, the consensus is that corporate may not even know how much some are struggling to do multiple people's jobs within one work week, while new people leave daily. The contract process is horrific, with spreadsheets and other documentation that proves a deal will be successful (marginally) before Oracle will even approve it to be sent to the client. The entire process takes several weeks to "get through the system", only to have the client walk away as they were made to wait too long. Unfortunately Oracle is used to million dollar deals, so losing one for a few hundred thousand was nothing to them. In all, it isn't bitterness or that I am reluctant to change, that has left me frustrated with Oracle, it is that my peers and I are holding our department together with string and safety pins out of our love for what we do, while our direct supervisors and those above seem unaffected and unwilling to give us the support we desperately need.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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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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