Company: Oracle
Date: 2013-08-06
Overall rating: 1/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

soul-sucking misery
Pros: Oracle is enormous; the name resonates and results in opening doors for those who have it on a resume.  The products are sound, so it's easy to get behind them. The benefits and salaries are competitive, and there are many perks (i.e. discounts for shopping and services) for employees.
Cons: This is the worst corporate culture in the world.  Employees routinely experience only negative reinforcement; the formula is for managers to choose only 1 employee from the team as a "good example"-- the rest will never see a favorable review (and hence no bonus, raise or career advancement).  Managers are respected by their headcount and they are always affraid to lose it, meaning employees are rarely allowed to switch roles/departments.  There are no ethics to speak of as managers routinely lie and play "my word against yours"; and don't expect any help from HR who are only there to protect the company against litigation.