Oracle reviews

1) Usually no hikes, you never know when you will get a hike, even if you get it will be a single digit hike only. They pay you good when they release offer after that you don't see any hikes. 2) No career growth at all and no learning curve. 3) If you are some one who want to be abreast with the technologies, never join this company. You will get stupid work like bug fixing and production support tasks only as most of their products are very old and long running projects. For developers there is no good work at all and they will put you in multiple products and ask you to work and expect a lot. 4) No one cares about the employee including your manager, you even don't know about your HR. HR is for the name sake and he/she won't be in touch with you at all. If there is any issue, you can't even raise your voice since there is no transparency in the company. 5) They acquire companies like anything, when they feel like no revenue from the GBU, they simply layoff the people. 6) No clear road maps on the products and business. Employee will never understand what is the career growth for him.

- A very confused company. 2 CEOs: need I say more? - Not for everyone - Oracle has a “self-service” policy, you are on you own for everything, including training, career path, and very little help is provided from formal channels. If you are extremely self sufficient then congratulations, but unfortunately majority of the new hires struggles for months. - Too people dependent. If you are considering a job in Oracle please make sure you get feedbacks about your manager and his/her manager. Rule of thumb: it they have not had more than 3-4 years experience in Oracle, and better yet- can demonstrate their progression in Oracle, you may have a very tough time getting the help and guidance you need. - The longer you stay, the lower your pay. By that I mean compare to market rate. Oracle has a “no pay rise” policy, so don’t expect annual adjustment in accordance to inflation. Small % will be given if your manager knows how to write a lengthy justification for you, and once you receive that there will be quite a few years before you will be considered again. So over time you will be below the market rate. Hence my earlier point: find a good manager to work for - someone who knows what they are doing. - Attrition. Altought common among IT companies, Oracle has been loosing some long termers, which means deminishing experiences, networks, knowledge on how to navigate a very complex org structure and red-tapes. Again, before you sign the paperwork, do you due diligence on your Manager.