Oracle reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(59,953 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 59,953 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Nov 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Oracle is a big name. It is a respected brand name in the tech sector. Because it covers so many vertical and horizontal solutions, working at Oracle will enhance your resume. It is a good stepping stone to launch a career. There are so many organizations and people within the company that you will find excellent people to learn from. But, finding these key people is difficult as there are a lot of 'fat' in the company that do nothing productive. Working at Oracle also makes you become politically savvy as this is the single most important thing to get ahead at Oracle.

Cons

The quality and leadership skill of most middle management is very poor. It really frustrates me to see these bozos in the position that is well over their heads. As mentioned before, they are a savvy political players though. They know who to kiss up and who to attach themselves to. Middle managers really don't know how to 'manage', develop and coach employees. Consequently, career growth at Oracle is not based on merit. If you are the smartest person who comes up with the greatest ideas, but are not politically savvy and know how to 'market' your talent, you are not moving up. Period. In fact, if you come across as threatening (aka, too smart for the middle managers), you will get buried in a hole.

3.0
Nov 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lot's of technology available. As an applications person I can go shopping for what I need. At the same time I'm not forced to use only Oracle technology, although, there are some expectations to use it. The company is solid and is not going to disappear during tough times. From time to time you find pockets of excellence of people that are actually innovating, but that is not the rule, rather the exception. Some people have spent 20 years at Oracle, inconceivable to me, but true. Good place for those with families as is not as go-go-as a startup...that can be bad too. At the same time, ST Ventures is a great program to get innovative projects kicked off; this should be practiced and promoted throughout Oracle.

Cons

Politics!!!!!!!!!!! A lot of the politics are created by management's deliberate funding of competing projects. This leads to people tripping each other up and scheming to take over "innovative" areas to serve their own purposes. There are snakes in every company, but I've never seen anything like this. Hiring can be a nightmare in the product organizations unless you are applying for Server Tech; in some cases I know of some people waiting for 4-5 months to get in...so what kind of people wait for a company for 4-5 months...probably not very good ones. It kind of speaks to the caliber of the people at the company, doesn't it?

3.0
Oct 31, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's a big company so there are a lot for resources available to tap. A lot of people seem to have been around for awhile and people don't seem to be too worried about getting laid off. Great telecommuting policy (if it's ok with your manager).

Cons

It's a big company so sometimes it's hard to be noticed. Pay is just average or maybe slightly below average. Because many people have been around for awhile, there's resistance to change and many are stuck in their old ways. Doesn't seem to be a lot of innovation going on.

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