Company: Oracle
Date: 2008-08-20
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Time well spent for the motivated...
Pros: Intelligent, talented employees.  Most are highly motivated and driven for success.  Benefits are excellent.  Access to information is good as long as you know where to find it.  Benefits of resources a large organisation can offer. Opportunities for movement across line of business within the organisation.  Oracle is a strong brand within the market.
Cons: Strong entity within Europe, however there is a feeling of being removed from US and corp strategy. Frustrating to work within the sales model of the organisation. Feeling that you spend more time selling internally rather than externally.  Career progression depends completely on self motivation, with no management support - though this may depend on one's manager.   Based on conversations with colleagues, if you are not self motivated it is very easy to get lost within the organisation.