Does not value innovation or individuality - Principal Engineer Oracle Employee Review

1.0
1 Oct 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Oracle is "comfortable", and probably a reasonable place to work if you enjoy a more rigid and straightforward environment.

Cons

Oracle has become so large that they are incapable of fostering innovation within the company. They have transitioned into the standard "acquire and assemble" mentality of large companies faced with this problem. The result is an environment where engineers are not valued for their ideas or ability to drive innovation, but rather viewed as replaceable cogs in a ruthless business machine. Management makes broad decisions based on business metrics without understanding the technical challenges, and prevents individual engineers from having a say in the direction of the product or company. Support organizations, from recruiting to HR to IT, intrinsically suppress individuality and culture to create a monotonous business-focused monoculture.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
21 Oct 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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