Company: Oracle
Date: 2016-04-02
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Sales Director
Pros: Oracle is definitely a place where the strong will survive. Everything pretty much is self service which means don't expect your manager to hold your hand thru the on boarding process. If you need something you can order it thru the self service app and there is usually no major restrictions. Benefits are pretty good and health insurance is really cheap. The healthcare is provided thru UnitedHealthcare which I am sure is fine (I personally don't like them) but you can also choose Kaiser. Oracle has a tuition reimbursement of around $6,000.00 and 6% 401k match which is also good. Salaries are good, but make sure you negotiate hard before you join (they expect you to) You can work from home whenever you want and your managers are pretty supportive overall. The culture to over perform is definitely there and the company itself is going thru a huge shift.
Cons: The number of systems you have to navigate thru to get things done really makes doing things difficult and everything pretty much works thru an elaborate workflow. I have heard rumors that Oracle does not offer raises in salary but I have not seen that yet. I think it all depends on who your managers are.