Oracle

Nice office, flexible working hours. We're treated like adults, not clocked in and out.

No pay rises at all, not even enough to keep pace with inflation, despite being in a profitable part of the company.

No bonuses, despite being told we're doing well.

Oracle bought a small company and introduced their culture. As you'd expect from a massive company, it's a pretty dull culture, and we have lost something intangible in the process.

Probably not the best place to work if you want steady career development or want to stay for a long time. It's better to come, work for 2-3 years, then move on to something where the rewards are commensurate with the effort you put in. It's good to have a big company on the CV, though.

If you don't raise skilled workers' pay in line with inflation, you risk losing the skills and knowledge they have to your competitors.