Pros: OK pay. The total compensation is good. Some teams are better than others. Maybe for every 10 engineers, there is a really helpful person.

Cons: People are always busy, and it often feels like you're on your own. There's also a micromanager type vibe, depending on the team you're on. Bonuses are under extreme scrutiny, and many don't get one. On-call... no one likes that. ;-)

Pros: - Oracle consists of a lot of acquired startups which absolutely don't conform to the stuffy corporate image Oracle has. - Incredible work-life balance. - Above-average pay. - Legacy groups (DB, MySQL, Java) still have some of the brightest minds in the entire industry. - Extremely large scale offers unique opportunities. - Remote work. - Company-paid conferences, training, and travel. - Diversity and inclusion are taken seriously.

Cons: Bureaucracy. Yes, every big company has it, and yes, it's worse at Oracle. Volatility in the cloud org has impeded aspects of critical feature development, and it remains totally uncompetitive. Security is hamstrung by top-down corporate policies that make no sense. "Eat your own dogfood" applies here, but Oracle internal products are awful. No raises. Dry promotions. Dive & save offers come too late to retain talent.

Pros: Good, good, and good, and awesome.

Cons: Not bad at all, and very nice.