Company: Oracle
Date: 2009-08-12
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: former

Company Acquired by Oracle
Pros: Great benefits.  I've worked at many companies in the Bay Area and by far Oracle has the best benefits I have ever seen too bad it didn't last longer.  I was at a company acquired by Oracle and was laid-off.  They honored the acquired companies severance agreement quickly.  In addition, even though they laid me off they gave me a prorated bonus based on the acquired companies terms.  I thought this was fair. think Oracle acquirse and lay-off so frequently they have a very good process in place and are run like a machine.
Cons: I was at a company that was hired by Oracle and helped them integrate information for a few months as an Oracle employee with full health benefits and 401(k).  It seemed a bit strange to get this for a few months, but not much makes sense in the corporate world.   I did not work in Redwood City.  I never saw one Oracle employee come to our office.  I worked by e-mail and on the phone with Oracle counterparts.  It seemed a bit impersonal.  Also, I was confused as what to do the last day I was there.  There was a lack of communication around how to turn in your badge and laptop.  I inquired the last minute and was told to just leave everything at the desk.  There was no exit interview by HR or even any signed paper work.  Oracle seemed very impersonal and did not seem to care about employees that they did not deem essential.  This wasn't the first time I was laid-off by a large corporation and comparatively speaking Oracle lacked sensitivity.

In addition, there was very poor communication around the acquisition process leaving employees nervous.