It doesn't matter if you say that your product is the best or better than the competitor. The stock market tells you if you are full or of bs or if you're legit.
Apps VS tech
It’s funny how many apps VS. tech posts there are. I work in apps and will never understand why so much animosity between tech and apps people here? Sometimes I feel like these are employees of two separate companies. All of this generally speaks... — read more
What do you expect earnings report will look like?
We've been making some progress to the point where I think layoffs have actually slowed down a little. I'm not too optimistic, but there are some positive signs. The stock has also been on the rise, so that's another positive thing. I'm not being an... — read more
Beware the Ides of March
While I am not expecting a huge layoff, there are way too many leaving for that. It is amusing, however, to read LinkedIn and see the number of folks happily starting new roles … elsewhere! No it is not the rank and file that should have their... — read more
Friday March 4th
Happy Employee Appreciation Day! Yes, there is such a thing, but you will not hear that from Oracle. Which is not really appropriate because they really do appreciate you! Oracle loves every dollar they can make by having your b-m in a chair! The... — read more
Attrition
Seems like Oracle Management has decided to let the attrition's unnoticed and replace experienced employees with cheap labor as new college students or below 3-5 years of experience. They don't care as long as the work is done. The pressure is... — read more
DD, the last straw
So, some genius decided to change the ability to direct deposit to 5 accounts down to only 1 account. Seriously. This affects everyone in USA!?!? Who made this decision? Adrian? Greg? Who does this to people? No consideration for employees. ... — read more
The healthiest departments here?
There are people that do not last even two months here. However there are also those who've been working here for 15-20 years. This means that some here are extremely dissatisfied, while others are quite comfortable. I guess what matters the most... — read more
First 60 days at job after Oracle...
I just wanted to post about my first two months at my new job...and compare what life was like at Oracle. Old vs New... Oracle: Low pay, no bonuses, slob manager promoting me and saying no money cause VP gives all the money to her buddies vs New... — read more
Ash Wednesday
Something all people and companies in power should remember, be ye Putin or LE, for dust thou art, and into dust thou shalt return!
People think it's much better here than it really is
This is probably the reason why many are in disbelief when they hear the bad experiences of someone who has left here. This is also the reason why some young talent with good ideas and great ambitions might still wander in here from time to time... — read more
How much longer can the status quo go?
Feels like I can't even look at the internet now without reading another article talking about the things employers are doing to keep and attract talent. Seems like every company but Oracle has figured out this is a necessity. Has anyone gotten a... — read more
Deja vu?
For those people who come here who have moved on to other companies. Do you sometimes experience something that happened at your new company that is similar to something at Oracle and you just get kinda negative or go down a wormhole thinking? I find... — read more
It’s still true: Oracle is a law firm with a database division.
Was in another post, had to put this up front. DO NOT work at Oracle! Only rats work there. You are NOT a rat! Get a job in a decent company! There is no decent tech being worked on there. Everyone who knew anything has left and the lying rat... — read more
Oracle stock..$72..and falling..
ORCL is down -2.23% to $72.47. Check it out on Yahoo Finance: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ORCL.
Ageism. There are court cases
From the New York Times … Ageism persists as one of the most insidious forms of on-the-job discrimination, according to academic research and employment experts. In a 2021 study, researchers at New York and Stanford universities found people who... — read more
Last post for a while
One thing I’m learning since I left. People who have progressed in their careers have good support systems that they can face challenges with together. I think about the leaders I came in contact with at oracle. I think about mgmt. I think about... — read more
Oracle stock at $74..
Oracle Corporation - ORCL (NYQ) Price: 74.10 (22 Feb 08:40) Day Change: - 0.47 (- 0.63%) Day: 73.704 - 74.28 52wk: 64.05 - 106.34 Open: 75.50 Previous Close: 74.57 Mkt Cap: 197.8803B P/E: 20.91 EPS: 3.54 Vol: 511.312K Avg Vol (3m): 10.3236M Beta:... — read more
Where do you see Oracle five years from now?
A frank question, what's your gut feeling?
Happy Presidents Day!
The start of a new week! A great time to start your new job search! You know that you deserve it, and if you decide to stay, well, you deserve that too!
What to do, what to do?
Every quarter we have these mandatory "all hands meetings" where instead of something useful happening, those of us below director level have to sit on our hands for an hour and watch those above the director level use their hands to circle jurk each... — read more
My Glassdoor Review 8/21.
Left the company but my review is getting a lot of likes.. Pros Money, work life balance, great "part-time" job, benefits. Cons Cons Thanks for taking the time to read my review. I have been with Oracle for over a decade. I write this to give... — read more
Discussing raise with management
I'm wondering if asking my manager for a raise was a bad idea? However, I don't care much what happens next because I certainly don't intend to stay much longer. My pay has been the same for more than two years and I have incomparably more work than... — read more
I'm retired! Hallelujah!!
I'm outta there! Oracle is a shithole place to work. Here's hoping a few more people make it out to retirement!
This is not just an IBM problem
IBM is in hot water once again for age discrimination. Looks like their ELT was openly discussing getting rid of older employees they referred to dinobabies. Sad thing is, we all know similar things have been happening here for years but nobody cares... — read more
Some Truths About Oracle & OCI
Consider this my rant or warning but I feel people should know the truth because you won't know this during your interviews here. Joining OCI can be a bad decision by many different reasons: You have to work on a project 14x7 (14 hours, all 7 days... — read more
Happy Valentines Day
The start of a new week! A great time to start your new job search! You know that you deserve it, and if you decide to stay, well, you deserve that too!
Oracle works against itself
My manager is only good at demoralizing and demotivating people. How did we end up with such bad management? I don't know what's more weird, the fact that such incompetent people come to manager positions or that, despite their bad work, they still... — read more
Tu-d in the Punchbowl
Anybody here work for a OIC group? I know anything or anybody Oracle not cloud-based is treat like hot garbage with no raises, bonuses or really any chance for any respect or investment but how about OIC? Same?
Almost every Oracle Federal Financials Developer has left
Do the legacy customers that are paying for MDS support for newly minted green Mexican support personnel (Oracle solution to experienced headcount leaving) and no Developers left for Bug/data fixes know this? They should. To the Cloud!
Layoffs would equal a disaster for Oracle
They've already stripped so many teams to bare bones, if they cut any more, especially in this job market, they'd be dooming the company. I know the management views employees as a cost first and foremost, but even they are not stupid enough to think... — read more
End the import of cheap labor
A lot of good posts here, but no one mentioned the cheap import of labor coming in from other countries. Many of the people coming in have such a poor standard for what they expect that they will work in conditions that others from the U.S. think... — read more
A Big Bet........Or Loss..?
I really have to wonder if buying Cerner for $28B has a realistic payoff to get the kind of return needed to fund an M&A like this. As we know this is by far the biggest acquisition we have ever made -by factor of 3 or 4, it's not even close to... — read more
Five year plan coming to a close this focal period
Since Oracle does everything in five year plans, I wonder what your thoughts on the reorg, restructuring and resulting layoffs will be this year, considering how the post-Sun acquisition org was gutted five years ago. Will Oracle announce it's ending... — read more
LE doubles his worth while raises and bonuses disappear
Think about this when you are wondering where you bonus and raise have gone. LE doubled his worth over the pandemic. But does any of that money trickle down to anyone in the... — read more
Oracle doesn't value hard work
I worked at Oracle for over 5 years. I was averaging 50+ hours a week in a high-pressure/high-stress environment. I never received any significant accolades or recognition from management. My compensation increases were pathetic and I never received... — read more
Will you stay if You get pay raise 7-10% and bonus this year ?
Just posting to see how many are interested to stay for money sake
Could ORCL swallow HPE?
Just food for thought, would it make sense?
The New Company
My observations of my new company since leaving Oracle. There are hundreds of ex-O’s at my new spot. I was at Oracle for 10+ horrible years in a terrible GBU. They have more training they require you do. A good thing. Training includes talking... — read more
Oracle's big revenue source? Auditing existing customers!!
https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/25/oracle_audits/