Oracle

Oracle is amazing. I worked with Oracle for 2 years and enjoyed the journey.

There are many pros that I can list out here:

• Depends on the team, but on average, there is very good work-life balance.
• Large cubicles, a large cafeteria, fun activities, annual outings, and quarterly team lunches.
• Free cab services are available on the Hyderabad campus starting at 8:00 PM.
• Learning the product may be tough, but once you get the hang of it, things are simple.
• It's the best company to settle with, as there is no work pressure. Sometimes there are deadlines, but normally it's cool.
• Good people. Any company is defined by its employees, and I found Oracle employees to be very polite, understanding, and very supportive.
• Work from home is an option.
• No timesheets, flexible timings. Sometimes you can even manage to work for fewer hours as well :)
• Hackathons – there are yearly hackathon events which are amazing. You can present your ideas and get a chance to fly to HQ.

Oracle is a very cool company; one can think of settling with Oracle. I would definitely recommend people to join Oracle.

There are too many pros, but cons are also there:

• Less hikes, and forget about bonuses.
• No occasional gifts.
• Limited and outdated technologies. Oracle uses ADF Framework, which is messy now and contains a lot of bugs that restrict faster development.
• Technical growth is very low in most of the teams.
• No onsite opportunities.

Most employees are leaving because they are not getting salaries as per market standards. You can enjoy only if you joined with better compensation.

I appreciate management for keeping the processes in a flow, but just one complaint about hikes. Employees can think of longer stays if they are paid better.