Oracle

I guess it depends on the team, but in general I feel that the people are happy working here and there exists a great environment to work.

The company really cares about the people; they are inclusive (in all senses). The sharing of knowledge is constant, and the events are usual and amazing. The most common slogan here is “to share is to care,” and I really think they do it.

The company is growing a lot, and it’s a good moment to join. Every X months, you receive an email sharing that someone has been promoted.

Something important to remark is that the hierarchy exists but is not remarked every day (this is important because the managers and PO, at least for me, are nice, comprehensive, and close people). Also, remark that there is no culture to work from 9 to 9 (no extra hours), and they respect work rhythms coherently. At least in my team.

Regarding the salaries, I think they are in line with market salaries (at least in my case).

Finally, PRO (but CON as well): the complexity is huge. The “product” is huge, and the things you can do seem to be infinite. So, it’s normal to spend some months to start feeling minimally comfortable with the terminology, functionality, etc. For instance, the onboarding training lasts 2/3 weeks, and it’s needed. It’s huge.

Even the company is trying hard to move on in technology, and IMHO, they are on the right path. It’s still a huge monolith that is far from some latest technologies. That could be an opportunity because they are investing a lot on it, but in general, don’t expect to find the latest technologies when you arrive. I have to say that other examples exist for good technology; JAVA, for example, they are in JAVA 11, so good for Netsuite.

Like any other huge company, it moves slowly, and they release only twice a year.

Even Oracle promotes working from home, Netsuite Barcelona is not there yet. They tell you that you can do it once a week, but they prefer (and encourage you) to not do it. I don’t really understand it because, at least in my team, we are perfectly prepared to work remotely.

Finally, they don’t offer free Friday afternoons (“jornada intensiva” in Spanish), neither in summer. You have the same working hours all year (9 am to 6 pm). To be honest, I think that this point is a problem for recruiting IT people.

IMHO, "Jornada intensiva" in Barcelona is a must.