Oracle reviews

- Too many levels of management where your direct managers don't even have the authority or power to do anything. - Terrible culture all the way down from the top. - Unrealistic quotas set by high level management. It’s a numbers game for them. Not enough care & respect for the plebs. - Reporting to off shore management who don't even know you or what you look like. - Too many processes and "red tape" to get a simple answer. - No pay rises. No bonuses. No promotions. No career paths. No Budget. No headcounts. - For an IT Company, it's very conservative. - For a global organization, it has American centrism with no understanding of how the world works or what is going on with other countries. - Also its very sales orientated & favors the sales teams in the company. - Oracle has grown too big for them to handle. - There is no work life balance in the company and has bad culture/values. - HR are the “smiling assassins”. They are only told what to do by management and will not listen or empathize with the employees. - No trust with high management or HR. - Huge Support layoffs around the world which will affect customer service in the future. - Knowledge of products have disappeared with employees leaving the company. - Unfortunately I would never recommend Oracle as it will suck the life out of you but if the above attracts you, I wish you luck with wanting to work for them. You will need it with plenty of patience.

Again, cons are based on my experience at Oracle Consulting. Sales, marketing, product development, etc experiences will vary: - Your resource manager will only see / talk to you once a year, and they are the ones responsible for your performance review. Not good. - Pay is extremely low when compared to other Oracle development / consulting jobs in the industry. - Layoffs almost every quarter. If you find yourself in between projects, expect a severance package in the mail. - Performance reviews are actually not based on performance, but dictated by upper management. This creates an environment of favoritism. - Senior management in consulting had been in disarray while I was there, resulting in low morale. - Oracle Consulting is a revolving door and Oracle is turning into a training house for other companies. - Promotions / raises take forever. Every year they have a new excuse as to why they can't promote you.