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Principle Applications Engineer

Principal Applications Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Oracle for less than 1 year
August 5, 2016
Redwood Shores, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good Benefits:

  • 18 Days Vacation
  • 401k matching
  • Health Benefits
  • Occasional Work from Home
  • Flexible Hours
Cons

No salary increments for 5 years. Salary scale below market. Company doesn't care for loyal employees. Only a few departments like Cloud, Database, and Fusion get the attention from upper management and gobble up all the bonuses and hikes. Applications, Peoplesoft, and other low-key projects get nothing.

Poor management style: Micromanagement. A lot of dev managers have no people management skills. They will suck the blood out of you. I had one who made my life miserable and eventually made me quit the company. Be careful not to report to such a manager. If you get one, move out as soon as possible.

Late-night meetings. Coordinating with IDC (India) and CDC (China) teams will keep you at work until late night almost three days a week. You cannot escape this in any team. Almost every team has a counterpart in one or both countries.

Advice to Management

Train your development managers with people management skills.

Treat PeopleSoft employees with respect.

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