Use it as a springboard and get out as soon as you can
Pros
- cool colleagues - good work-life balance - reachable targets - loads of job offers (for some reason oracle still carries a good reputation) - modern office building - free gym - some teams & markets do well depending on products, others don't do well at all
Cons
Where should I start? - relocation package binds you to the job (DO NOT TAKE IT!!!) - commission just got lowered by 9% "we miscalculated" even though Oracle carries more than 23 billion in liquid assets - commission got messed up before due to "mistakes" and they had mistakes with it historically as well - payments are inconsistent, some people get payed way more while others only receive half, then get reimbursed later (if you claim it) - pool attainment scheme which leads to you getting payed less than agreed on in the initial contract - you can get by with basically zero effort, just work on relationship management and you can basically stop working - change of KPIs all the time, how should we communicate this to stakeholders? - coaches are an ABSOLUTE JOKE - half of managers are incapable, some have never been in sales positions, loads can't give any advice - trainings are absolutely worthless even though they always claim to have some of the best in the industry - people get hired with false promises - fluctuation is insane, if you are in the position for more than 10 months, you are basically "senior" - path to progression not clear, depending on your language portfolio you have good or bad chances - uneven salaries depending on the market you work for - partly toxic climate, half of people are applying to new jobs during the day - basically no product training whatsoever - salaries are low comparing with the major cloud vendors in Dublin
