Lame culture, overbearing manager, and faking phone stats?! - Inside Sales Oracle Employee Review

2.0
Mar 6, 2014
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Pros

The money was good, when one person on a sales team closed a sale, everyone got paid. So it was ridiculous (but good for me) that I was getting paid on deals I had no idea even closed. Was able to easily earn six figures, but most of it came in the summer time, after Oracle's Q4 ends in May.

Cons

The management made it unbearable. There was so much corp red tape, bureaucracy and cronyism it was nuts. Probably the worst part was the fake phone calls. Everyone on the sales floor did it too, and even management, who was promoted up from the ranks, knew all the phone stats were fake. There's no way one person can make 225 calls per week into a limited base of only 15 core companies, but that's what all Oracle Direct (Inside Sales) reps are required to do. The job is more of a glorified order taking job, rather than a true hunter position. I finished #2 for FY09, but nonetheless my manager put me on Sales Improvement Plan within weeks of that, simply because my summer pipeline was weak and fake stats were low. Pathetic management there drives out good talent over cronyism.

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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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