Oracle reviews

3.5

60% would recommend to a friend

(59,926 total reviews)

Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia

42% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Oracle has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 59,926 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Oracle employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Dec 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I find the management team I work for is quite honest and open about issues I care about most. There is still quite a bit of openness and reception to ideas and recommendations, however to really make it go anywhere you've got to take the project on yourself and track their progress thoroughly. Management is also very much hands off, you are responsible for getting work done your way. If you need help, ask and most people will step up to help out. The support from resources all over the world is exceptional, you'll make many new friends.

Cons

I have never known it to be a place where there was a good balance between work and life. I find I'm always needing to work outside of regular office hours and if travel is required there is little support for your travel restrictions. This office is also simply another sub of Oracle USA, so there is no executive management present to set direction and tone. Employee support is minimal from an HR/Payrol/etc. If you want to participate is social activities, forget about it unless your team puts something together. With the exception of regular blood donor clinics there are no formally organized events. Constant salary and transfer/hiring freezes make it difficult to get a raise or move to another team - acquisitions and the economy are classic excuses. Apparently senior executive management is also involved in all hiring and salary adjustments making it really difficult to get anywhere on these fronts.

3.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Oracle is huge. While this can be challenging at times, it's important to think outside of the box. This is a great place to learn about software and business. Stable. Management is playing with a full deck. Great name.

Cons

Political-It's like going back to college, or high-school in some cases-You better make friends fast ! The processes can be painful- Brings new meaning to the word(s) Self-Service Oracle is a global org, and it feels like it. Working for Oracle can be tough. Working with Oracle tougher. If you are customer facing, you'll learn this quickly.

3.0
Dec 29, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work/life balance. I respect the overall business savvy of senior management, and their ability to steer the company in the right direction. The senior management team is engaged and passionate, they are not just figure heads.

Cons

No cohesiveness, common goals or common vision. Senior management has very little regard for the general employee base, as evidenced in the routinely low bonus and raise pools.

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