Company: Oracle
Date: 2019-08-10
Overall rating: 3/5
Employment status: current
Experience level: Junior

Good Starting Job for Someone Just Out of College, but Not a Place to Stay
Pros: This is my first job out of college, and I work here as a Technical Analyst. I have been here for 1.5 years and a bit. It is a good starting job but I would not stay. The pros are that Oracle is great on a resume, you get a lot of exposure and good training on the product, every so often they have team building events, the workload is not insane, it is manageable,  and it is a good place to build skills. People will help you out if you are stuck and there are a lot of internal resources for training and learning, to be able to help our clients. They give you regular feedback which helps you improve. You work fixed hours and are not required to take work home with you.
Cons: The majority of the people I worked with could not speak or write English properly, so I only recommend this if you are new to the country or have limited options. As someone who has lived here my whole life, I felt very out of place among my colleagues. There is rampant favoritism  present, so anyone who is on the good side of the manager will be valued. I saw my colleagues slacking off while others worked hard and their work was not appreciated. I felt that the quality of my English was going down the longer I worked there. 
You are made to take the brunt of customer complaints regarding the software.  If a customer is angry, the manager will say it is your fault and blame you for it. This is not the job for you if you are not into being on the phone. The majority of people leave this job within the first two years, often getting offers from partners and clients. You will never get a raise, unless you leave the role.