Oracle

Flexible hours - usually able to take ad-hoc PTOs. Large product set for wide experience. Ability to work on large projects and challenges.

There are no/minimum raises.

Too many groups setting requirements, creating massive confusion and frustration.

Management lacks the backbone to do the right thing.

Too much hand-waving.

Eighty percent of people defer a request to someone else; very few true contributors.

Changing expectations/releases: new processes are introduced which no one understands.

In-breeding: folks promoted from within are asked to make progressively more important decisions. People respect the new titles and do not question the clearly erroneous decisions that come from lack of experience.

Stop saying 'this is just the way things work here', especially concerning compensation. Get with the rest of the valley, or you'll never retain high performers. Also, get rid of incompetent employees. Oracle seems very content carrying dead weight but infinitely resists adding relevant resources.