Oracle

Oracle is obviously doing better than the other giant IT companies. Most of the jobs are pretty stable and less challenging. Maintaining a project is much easier than innovating a new one. Few managers are pushy, but most of them will tell you that the relationship among teams is more important.

But, but, but, innovating in Oracle is not appreciated as in the formally acquired company, Sun. Lower salaries for existing employees, slow promotion.

It looks like Oracle wants to keep just key contributors and refresh existing employees with NCGs. The NCGs can get much higher salaries than existing employees. The good thing is that the average age of employees is younger now. But, good NCGs will leave in 2 years, while bad NCGs stay. Good employees will leave, and bad employees stay. It is simple math. Larry doesn't care.