Company: Oracle
Date: 2011-10-17
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

A place for information hungry perfectionists
Pros: Great place for learning and improving your skills. Everyone is highly qualified in their field,  dedicated to their jobs and helpful. The company's culture is very process oriented with most tasks done on your laptop without human interaction. Working from home is highly encouraged and allows for a flexible schedule. The company is very committed to diversity and fosters a professional and understanding culture.
Cons: Of course, this is a high pressure environment and the processes to perform any activity can be very complex and bureaucratic. Approvals for anything can take a very long time. The first year is very tough as you have to learn so much about the company, the processes and the products. The company is driven by quarterly results which can lead to knee jerk reactions in bad times. Flip side of working remotely is very little personal interaction with coworkers.