Oracle

My direct management and team are terrific, competent people – the best I've worked with in my career thus far.

There are lots of opportunities to work with people of different backgrounds and cultures.

You can work from home as long as the work gets done.

The benefits package is nice, but go for a big starting salary, as raises are quite infrequent, even for top performers.

Some internal applications are helpful and very easy to use.

Management at the VP level is top-heavy with pockets of incompetence. Focus is not always on offering viable, high-quality products that meet the needs of customers, but on winning political battles, making decisions based on bonuses, and maintaining or expanding turf.

Opportunities for raises and promotions are not good in my area, and the workload is consistently quite heavy. Good teams are buried with even more work, and incompetent teams aren't called upon to step up their performance, from what I've seen.

You need visionary leadership in business intelligence. Too many VPs who don't really understand the space are tripping over each other, weakening the offering and making it harder to use and sell. Foster a teamwork-based culture instead of an adversarial one.

Most importantly, fix Fusion. Stop going for the cosmetic cover-ups that don't solve customers' issues.