Company: Oracle
Date: 2008-10-10
Overall rating: 4/5
Employment status: current

Oracle's a very steady ship to be on in some very turbulent economic times.
Pros: Financial stability and product leadership.  The results are that in tough times like we're experiencing now, there is more opportunities and safety.  For instance, the sales organization has built up a war chest that will prevent any RIF's for a substantial period of time.  The products for the most part are leaders in their respective spaces and where there are gaps, the overall strategy to build out an entire integrated application and technology suite can trump the "best of breed" advantage.
Cons: It's a BIG company and there is a good amount of process (documented and undocumented) as well as a fair amount of politics to navigate.