Good place to start your career... but that's it
Pros
- Good onboarding training program. - Good place to start your career so you can go somewhere you will be valued. - Great place to network and meet smart, talented people.
Cons
- Compensation for Solution Engineers is seriously lacking compared to the industry standard. By a significant amount. - Raises are few and far between. I was lucky to randomly get promoted and a pay raise (still not at the amount other companies pay SEs of similar experience). It is well known that the best way to get a significant pay increase at Oracle is to leave and be rehired. - The culture is extremely toxic and overly competitive. Women at Oracle are frequently ignored and talked over - very much a "boy's club." The company also has very little diversity. Employment is a revolving door for a reason here. - The vacation policies are lackluster in 2022, where other companies are recognizing the importance of work-life balance. 4 days of PTO are mandatory for every employee each year for winter break. This leaves a measly 8-9 of accrued time to use at your discretion. - Employees are forced to jump through hoops to log overtime hours and this is actively discouraged, even if you are working more than you should be. - Management does not care about you, your compensation, happiness, success or career goals. All they care about is looking good in the eyes of their manager. - Outdated business processes and mediocre product offerings.
