Company: Oracle
Date: 2018-03-15
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Executive Assistant
Pros: Met some nice people, WFH option, beautiful campus, cafeterias galore, lots of social/networking events.
Cons: This is specific to the org I was in as Oracle is obviously huge and Lines of Business often operate like medium size companies.  There are hardly any women in senior leadership roles.  Attendees at executive meetings are almost always Indian males.  There is a long learning curve and peers are mostly no help.  Executive Assistants are not appreciated for their true value and are just seen as "secretaries" by most.  Think Madmen.  If you are a career EA who likes to get lunches and start conference calls all day long this org is for you!  Basically there is no career path for an EA.  HR is not to be trusted.  There is a culture of fear that starts from the top.  Constant re-orgs and changes all day and all night long.  Employees average a new manager at least once a year.  Politics galore.  Lots of gossip and talking behind backs with the EAs in this group.