Employer-unfriendly and bureaucracy filled company that does not invest in engineering - Avis employé Principal Software Engineer Oracle

1,0
5 nov. 2013
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Avantages

A big company that allows you flexibility in your work schedule.

Inconvénients

Other than the upper management, Oracle does not take care of its employees. The culture does not recognize or reward employee performance. Management is not encouraged to build strong teams which are empowered. There are many layers of bureaucracy all designed to compartmentalize information and decision making. There is absolutely no information sharing with engineers. Even Senior Director level personnel are pretty powerless when it comes to budget or decision making. Having now worked there for nearly 4 years, I've lost any internal motivation to excel at Oracle. No one really cares. Also - Oracle mgmt is interested in selling the product that is there today. They are not interested in investing in the future on engineering products. Not interested in engaging with external bodies or cooperating with the community at large even if it is beneficial to Oracle's goals. Management is incapable of looking ahead - I doubt they are rewarded for such thinking.

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5,0
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Avantages

Good work life balance for an engineer

Inconvénients

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4,0
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Avantages

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).

Inconvénients

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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