Company: Oracle
Date: 2014-06-05
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Some talented people but most are just along for the ride...
Pros: Its a safe, stable experience for most staff (who tend to stay longer than they should).  The health insurance options are very good compared to those of a smaller company that I left Oracle to work for later.
Cons: Some good talented people work at Oracle in their apps product teams but most great folks tend to leave after acquisitions.  The folks that are left are worn down and lack passion for developing great products mainly due to rigid senior management that cram doctrine and bureaucratic process down everyone's throats... its a motivational killer and ultimately dooms many otherwise good initiatives that would produce great results.  Mediocre results, relatively low pay and very high expectations make it hard to recommend Oracle to a job seeker (unless you want them to be miserable...).