Company: Oracle
Date: 2019-03-29
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

This is not a Career, this is a job. And its really not the best one.
Pros: -A good stepping stone into the world of IT and Call-Center work. 

-Beginning pay is competitive, scheduling is flexible, unlimited sick time (Even if they tell you it's only a specific amount)

-Benefits are actually the best in the business
Cons: The con's outweigh the pro's... 
-No room to move. They promise a career path, and pending on which satellite or campus you work, it may be there. But not all of the locations are created equal. 

-The benefits are so good, they almost trap you there. 

-No pay raises. I worked there for some time and I never got a pay raise. Even though my reviews were all above company standards.

-The training they promise is empty. While they hype it up to the best thing ever, their 'Oracle University' amounts to nothing more than Youtube quality videos. Not to mention, they make you pay for the classes out of pocket. 

-Direct and upper management are confusing and non-transparent. They will tell you nothing. Whatever they do tell you is convoluted and in most cases, wrong. 

-Management will make horrific decisions and moves. Mostly in the name of a budget, but in the long run, it just causes more problems and costs more money.

-Morale is sour. Nobody wants to work because there's no incentive. 

-If you don't work on a major campus or at a larger satellite, you will not be treated like a full Oracle Employee. I have several other friends who work for the company across the US, and they are treated much better than my location.