Oracle

Everyone knows who Oracle is.

It could be seen as a resume booster.

Very smart engineers abound.

Hard-working staff (albeit exhausted and sleep-deprived as can be seen on Zoom calls).

A good public cloud product.

Pay disparity amongst workers (tenured workers may make considerably less than new hires).

Massive outsourcing to reduce costs and pivoting away from "non-labor friendly" cities where OCI was built.

Very thin teams to keep costs low. If your team is cut in half, you will still be expected to perform at a high level. This might mean overtime, or not taking lunch (or any) breaks.

When reductions do occur, there is often no warning or mention, and employees simply "disappear" from staff.

As above, depending on your role and team staffing, no lunch breaks or any other break. This is technically illegal but no one wants to shake the hornet's nest.

On calls people can be downright cruel to each other and it seems largely accepted as normal.

Exceptionally high employee turnover. Few want to stay here long-term after they have had a taste of the culture.

Treat your employees like human beings. They might be a means to an end, but to compete with the larger cloud providers, employee retention is going to be crucial.

Be honest and transparent during staff reductions.

Clamp down on toxic culture. No one should be insulted outright in front of others. I witnessed this happen to my teammates constantly, and it was regarded as normal.

While cost reduction is important, massive outsourcing and pivoting away from US talent pools create a stir amongst employees, and they will look for opportunities elsewhere. Long term, this is not sustainable.