Cost cutting and politics created a negative experience - werkgeversreview Data Scientist bij Oracle

2,0
19 mei 2016
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The work/life balance was pretty good, and the specific team I worked on was full of bright, passionate people. The company encourages lateral moves and allows a lot of flexibility in terms of the types of things you'd like to work on.

Minpunten

Oracle is cheap. Really cheap. Entire departments went two years with salary freezes, and constant cost-cutting measures made employees feel undervalued and underappreciated. One specific example: In order to improve their books by removing the liability of owed vacation, Oracle forced a company-wide Christmas break on all employees - a mandatory four-day period where we were required to expend nearly a third of our meager 13 days of vacation, without enough notice to actually plan any vacations during the time period. During the time period I was there, more than half of my immediate team churned out of the organization. More are on their way out. Oracle consistently pays below-market rates for employees, and nickel-and-dimes on benefits.

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5,0
10 jun 2026
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Very cushy at times, not super high pressure

Minpunten

The actual software you're selling is low to mid tier software so hard to sell.

4,0
21 okt 2014
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Every group/division can be different in how they treat their employees, but I'd say overall there is very good atmosphere of trust and fairness. There is a strong focus on education, and they reimburse for outside classes taken (Up to 5k/year I think). Benefits are good, and I'd say quite competitive in the market. Good 401K matching (they'll contribute a max of 3% of your 6% or greater). Free drinks in the breakroom. Flexibility to work from home at times. (If you live 50+ miles away from an office you can work full-time from home...policy).

Minpunten

They don't try to make the workplace anything special (maybe a pool table and arcade game are cliche or gimmicky?). In the 10 years I've worked there, they've given 2 measly %1 cost of living raises (this is the same with most everyone I've spoken to, some don't get any raises). You will not get a substantial raise ever, unless you leave then get rehired on (they will not match offers, better to leave). New employees that you train will make 10 - 20K more than you several years after you hire on (not just me, they do this to all tenured employees). They will give these untrained, less experienced people higher titles (again this is done to everyone not just me). You learn pretty quickly that you're dispensable. The company has billions in cash and they don't re-invest in their employees, just in acquiring new companies and hiring new people that know nothing that you get to train.

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