Company: Oracle
Date: 2016-05-31
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Nice place to work but not in the long-term
Pros: - Flexible schedule.
- A lot of good benefits.
- In the best part of the city.
- Nice initial pay.
- Relocation bonus i you come from another state.
- Very smart people to work with.
- Some teams make their employees travel a lot and/or take courses, certifications and conferences.
- You can apply to swap teams after being here for a year or a year and a half.
Cons: - Depending on the team you could get stuck responding to support tickets.
- The code base for some products is very outdated.
- The company takes too long to adapt to an ever evolving market.
- Few and low pay raises.
- Promotions don't necessarily mean you'll get a significant raise.
- New employees could start earning more than someone that's been in the company for 5 years, for example.
- The recruiting process can take a few weeks or several months, it depends on the team you are applying for and it's very inconsistent.