Great job, bad management structure
Pros
The Oracle SDR role is a fantastic entry-level opportunity for anyone interested in getting into sales or looking for a structured start to any career. The sales organizations do an excellent with onboarding training and giving you customer leads from a sales standpoint Outside of your managers and sales rep, you mostly work alongside people your age which creates a great social environment in and out of the office.
Cons
The cons of this role are two things; Focusing too much on development instead of learning on your own and what organization, manager, and sales rep you get. If your manager or organization leader is not doing their job well or understand the Oracle product that you are selling then you aren't going to be successful, especially on cold calls. Reps are also not working in the same office as you, so if you are someone who wants to have face-to-face contact and feedback from your sales counterpart, then you will likely not like the role. When it comes to development, the sales organizations do several sessions per quarter called RISE. The point of RISE is to re-learn skills that you mastered during training. These sessions ideally take away time from hitting your weekly numbers and other tasks that you are required to complete. These sessions could also be done in a 10-minute meeting with your manager instead of an hour-long session with sales managers that you will likely not see again unless they are in your organization.
