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 folks who were officers. When I look at their resumes, they did not succeed to become those roles at oracle. More often than not, it seems to have been by snaking and undercutting. I’m watching my new company’s annual kickoff and every person has achieved success at other companies and seems to be genuinely excited and really determined about their roles, goals and passions. Even more, it’s very black and white and not vague. What we want to achieve is not vague.
Part of me has had a hard time shaking off the depression at spending such a long time at oracle. I think of it like the worst relationship with the most horrible person. I will seek out therapy or mind erasure.
For any managers or officers or HR from oracle reading this….for the most part, you are 99.99% of the problem. You are hated by lots of us. You know who you are and know what you’ve done. When the time comes to confess your sins, make sure you answer when the big guy asks you “why were you so horrible?”
One thing I’ve learned is to not be like those that have been so terrible. It’s not worth it. I won’t lie. I won’t cheat. I won’t sh*t on people. I don’t believe you have to do that to get ahead but oracle mgmt seems to believe that.
I hope Oracle ends some day but I know it won’t so just forget about them and move on.