Company: Oracle
Date: 2021-03-20
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Junior

Good first job that can lead to better things if you look outside of the company.
Pros: -Great opportunity for someone fresh out of college with little experience
-You're starting with a class of 100s of other people around your age, easy to make friends
-Pretty easy to be successful. Most of the class is frat bros/sorority girls who are really there more to socialize and have fun than they are to work. Nothing wrong with that, but if your goal is to be good at your job and make a lot of money you can rank at the top every quarter if you're willing to put in just a little effort. 
-Honestly really good pay for what is essentially a glorified telemarketing job.
Cons: -Job is not fulfilling at all
-Micromanagement
-Lack of transparency, KPIs that don't make sense
-Constant changes, your job is more about fake metrics (# of calls per day, quick tours) than it is actual sales (creating legitimate opportunities)
-Lack of promotion opportunities. A lot of the promotions to move up from BDC look like promotions in title, but actually end up paying less
-Training is lackluster. I personally don't feel like I developed many real skills after my first month or two.
-Experience will be mostly dependent on what team you end up on. It's completely random. Some products are way easier to sell. Some managers are super chill and others will micromanage you to the death and make you want to find another job immediately.