Oracle reviews

Pervasive 'command and control culture' can make it very difficult to work here but there are some very good teams to be a part of - so choose carefully. Ex-military types tend to thrive here (seriously). Company is currently very focused on cost reduction in order to justify the faith that the market had put into Oracle's AI products and services. Highly process and procedure driven to the point of stifling productivity and creativity. No matter how much vacation you may get, don't expect to be allowed to take more than 2 consecutive weeks at a time. Management is siloed and the managers that report to them care more about meeting their manager's wants than what is beneficial for their department or their team. Myopic manager-pleasing types are the ones that get promoted. People who push back or don't conform are often the first to go when there are layoffs. In spite of that, they are generally thoughtful about who and how they layoff. Pay rises are NOT an annual event, they are at the company's pleasure.

They build their own software so supporting that software can be a challenge (their own MDM). They save money on subscription fees but cause more work for support staff as a result. They have there own version of windows that employees get locked out of all the time because they use biometrics and forget their password and they built in password reset tool is broken so a lot of times the laptop has to be reimaged sending out a thumb drive. The layoffs are also frequent. I got a 42% pay raise one year because we were an acquired company and grossly underpaid and the following year payed off on 15 min 1 on 1 with my managers manager because my manager got layed off too. They do not provide time for career advancement on company time. They don't provide options for certifications other than their products but on your personal time.