Company: Oracle
Date: 2014-05-21
Overall rating: 2/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Confirmed

From very cool to oppressive and unweildy
Pros: It's a great place to be from. People are impressed when you say you're with or have worked at Oracle.  Telecommuting is a reality - teams are scattered geographically and you're expected to be able to work from wherever you choose to be. It used to be so cool - leading to bleeding edge, you worked hard but were rewarded for it; everyone was top-notch and the work was exciting.
Cons: In no particular order - you rarely or never see your colleagues in person. Many of the internal software programs are very difficult to use and inadequate to our purposes (cobbler's children with no shoes?). The company is very inflexible, many layers of management,many approvals to do anything at all, no guidance as to what the necessary approvals are. Very few promotion opportunities, substandard salaries, no bonuses or incentives unless you're sales. Departments very silo'd. Almost impossible to find someone with a specific function in another department. You're expected to be available to work 24/7, and to drop everything to work evenings and weekends as needed, which is often.