Company: Oracle
Date: 2013-06-24
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Some very smart people but culture and comp are terrible
Pros: -lots of career opportunities
-flexibility to work from home (depending on group you are in)
-best practices in its processes so you can learn a lot
-good insurance benefits
-cafes onsite if at HQ (though food isn't free and not discounted at all, but its good)
Cons: -mentality is "you're lucky to work here"
-comp is terrible with raises ranging from zero to 2%, bonuses just as low
-depending on the group you are in, work/life balance is terrible. groups tend to be understaffed. I've worked many holidays, vacations, weekends and all nighters
-"self service" cutlure can be hard to adjust to. it can be frustrating finding your way on your own with the bredth and depth of the size of the company
-communication isn't stellar. employees are usually last to know and many sometimes hear about org changes weeks and months later.