Oracle has matured as a company, yet still have some old-timers who are cranky. - Manager Oracle Employee Review

4.0
Nov 20, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, time off, generous maternity leave, and flexible hours. Stock options for some. New management are a big improvement. Nice lake and cafeteria. Larry is a charismatic leader! Some of the most talented people in tech work at Oracle.

Cons

There are still a few people from the old days who are bitter and are very negative and stubborn to new changes. Spend most of their time playing office politics and causing havoc. IT is not that great. Sorry. New people bought out by Oracle complain of not having anything to do.

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5.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance for an engineer

Cons

Lots of changes in organization structure

4.0
Oct 21, 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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