Oracle

Great benefits and work/life balance.

Priorities shift every year, and there are too many competing viewpoints at the Product Management level.

The product development process is very slow, with unwieldy tools.

Some groups are very secretive and protective of their turf, stating, "Prove to us that it is our bug, but you can't look at our code."

Since most products were acquired, not developed in-house, there is no consistency in how products work internally or integrate.

Some acquired groups have inexperienced engineers.

The review process is useless, and there are no raises to speak of.

Highest management levels do not inspire confidence.

Product planning and scheduling are top-down.

Schedules always have to slip, by a lot. Always.

Put products on independent release cycles and require stable and consistent interfaces.