Oracle reviews

It's a tough place -- there is always more work to do than is possible to get done by the individual contributor staff. 50 hour work weeks are the average. Product Development is middle and upper-middle management heavy, so there always seem to be a lot of management telling a few people to get the work done in a unreasonable amounts of time. You are expected to be 'always on', early meetings, late meetings with India, on chat, available by desk or cell phone. Bonuses have gotten smaller and smaller until they have almost disappeared and less and less employees get stock options. Oracle employees are often laid off to make room for the employees from the many companies we acquire. Career advancement is restrictive, we already have too many managers and they do not have a good path for individual contributors to continue to advance

I was at a company that was hired by Oracle and helped them integrate information for a few months as an Oracle employee with full health benefits and 401(k). It seemed a bit strange to get this for a few months, but not much makes sense in the corporate world. I did not work in Redwood City. I never saw one Oracle employee come to our office. I worked by e-mail and on the phone with Oracle counterparts. It seemed a bit impersonal. Also, I was confused as what to do the last day I was there. There was a lack of communication around how to turn in your badge and laptop. I inquired the last minute and was told to just leave everything at the desk. There was no exit interview by HR or even any signed paper work. Oracle seemed very impersonal and did not seem to care about employees that they did not deem essential. This wasn't the first time I was laid-off by a large corporation and comparatively speaking Oracle lacked sensitivity. In addition, there was very poor communication around the acquisition process leaving employees nervous.