I was a happy person before I came to Oracle. That was also over a decade of life ago. I’m a pretty level headed guy, but every time I turn and have to deal with someone in mgmt or some longtime sales person, I feel like they have either no morals or only see the bottom line. I have never ever heard one person in about 10+ years say they are happy at Oracle. Am I just in a bad area? There are like 3,000 people in my area (not support or a specific dept), but literally, not one person has ever said they like working at Oracle. I know I need therapy for what I’ve gone through. It’s like a mountainous hurdle to even log on in the morning or talk to anyone. I never thought about leaving a job without a job until this year. Not looking for pity just running out of excuses for staying.
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You need to get out. If you have the resources and can skate for a while, quit without the next job. Then use your free time to get your resume together, etc. I did. Felt soooooo good to leave. I was working with some truly horrible human beings.
I can’t tell you all how good I felt that so many replied. Like one poster, I know I’ve been conditioned. I keep blaming myself. I keep thinking it’s me but these posts do help me realize that it is not me. To the person who left without a job and got multiple offers, I applaud you. I have a chronic medical condition and I need med insurance but I’m considering just backing up my med supplies and keep applying. I do have a 2nd interview Thursday and a friend who is offering me a gov job so I have options. Are they great? Maybe not…..but I know that Oracle is definitely not for me. I feel like I hear more and more it is not for many hardworking good people.
Thank you all. OP.
I worked for oracle for 2+ years, I must say that the culture of the company is very toxic. The executives are bullies, and HR does not care what mental trauma the employees go through every day. It is all about $$ and making the customer happy... and the reality is that even customers are not happy because the product sucks!
After facing depression for a multiple weeks, I resigned from Oracle without any job In my hand. Of course neither my management care not the HR. No one even checked WHY you decide to leave the company. Point made, we don't care!
Good news is that within 2 week of notice period, I was successfully able to get multiple offers.
I’m confused on why LinkedIn ranked Oracle as one of the top companies. Top for having a bunch of redundant VPs and directors!
“ You do not understand the "job" requiring studying 600 pages of minutia to "install" the 7 part system, the 200 pages of patch, update”
That’s what you get when you purchase tech and bolt it onto your stack. But wait a minute. Isn’t engineering and support a combined function at Oracle? I would think that your dev resources are part of your team, with seamless collaboration. No?
I worked there for 6 year and left in May. I felt so broken that I might not be able to function at another job. I finally had enough and got a new job. It was the right move 100 percent. I feel like a person again. The culture at Oracle is nasty and they don't appreciate anything at all. I conditioned myself to think all companies would be like that but I was wrong. Get out of there. Oracle is a career trap.
You do not understand the "job" requiring studying 600 pages of minutia to "install" the 7 part system, the 200 pages of patch, update, oops; keep me awake at nights. If it wasn't so comical it would be great. Just remember check the sockets.
OP here…Thank you very much.
Sounds like burnout. It’s a huge problem, especially in the pandemic time. My advice is to make a plan. An exit plan, a training plan, a vacation plan, a life plan, something to focus your mind and introduce your mind to other things to dwell on. Things that will hopefully result in a step forward and a new life chapter.
Take vacation and prepare for next steps.
I think you put too much of yourself into your job. Get a hobby. Take some time off and travel locally. Don't let the job define you especially if you're not happy there but unable to find something else.