For now, I'm still safe, although I'm aware that no one here is immune to cuts.
What interests me is your opinion, how much do recruiters now value experience from Oracle? (Someone wrote that the experience here is no longer of interest to anyone in today's job market.)
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Do a search. Nobody is looking for Oracle skills and that includes OCI.
US state and city Government still has lots and lots of Oracle database and probably will for a long time. (I managed for my company, a DEC 20 for the feds. This was 1994)
Inertia runs absolutely rampant. However, a word of caution. If you get into that hairball, the 80/20 rule becomes the 95/5 rule. You'll probably be the 5. With that little exception on the table, you are otherwise spot on.
maybe you can get into contracting but it is a messy business.
Do a search. Nobody is looking for Oracle skills and that includes OCI. No demand at all. Even the applications space only want those who actually were hands on implementing and that is mainly Accenture. Oracle is like IBM now. Customers only stay with them because they have to but are phasing them out when they can.
Oracle is a job, not a career.
I always considered Oracle a Paycheck. Nothing more nothing less. I gave them my 40 hours a week and I did my work to the best of my ability, but not an inch or second more than that. I won't talk out of class and divulge company confidential, but I also won't do anything for the company that I consider immoral or unethical. Now that I am out I have a clear conscience that I did my job very well, didn't cheat anyone and I have the peace of mind that I didn't ki-l myself working for a company that didn't give a flying **** about me. I have my health I have my sanity and now that I am retired, I can enjoy life on my terms.
Maybe I am one of the lucky ones, but it is not that hard, anyone can do it. Just have a moral compass and the drive to be the best you can be while preserving your mental and physical health. You are no good to your family if you are a burnt out mess with high blood pressure, diabetes and an ulcer the size of your fist.
Well AWS keeps poaching Oracle people so …
“ Don’t become a 20 year vet of one company. “
Remember, it is a combination of years experience and your age. Don’t stay too long!
Working at a big company can backfire if you want to go to a startup or younger tech company. From my experience startup recruiters and hiring managers hold a ton of bias against big tech companies, unless they are actively recruiting from big companies. They see you as stodgy and not having actual impact.
There’s a few exceptions but this is the norm. Better to go to another big tech company in my opinion.
So make sure your skills are up to date or repositioned well depending on your target company. As with any employer, you really need to be able to quantify the impact you made at Oracle or you’ll really struggle to find a quality job.
I am actually curious what those actively looking are hearing, however.
Oracle skills are relevant when you are hired. After that you are just there to make profit from the product you were acquired with (or for if hired directly). No real opportunity to gain marketable skills at Oracle. No training plans other than Oracle Cloud or specific products not sold or used by other employers. If by some chance you are selected to work on new products that will sustain for a couple years until that product is out of favor. Very few get that opportunity more than once. So you have to ask yourself.
“ Are you working on the new products or, are you being leveraged to provide support(profit) on the existing products?” If it is the latter your skills will become less and less relevant every year/month at Oracle. They plan for their acquisitions not their employees.
Oracle is a job, not a career.
Many have posted on here that, after Oracle (either lay-off or choice ) they got better jobs, better pay, etc. Having Oracle on your resume is a huge plus.
it’s the VP’s mostly that will have a hard time finding another job because the world knows their reputations. They have done this to themselves. Oracle and IBM will always be remembered as industry icons. Unfortunately both have self destructed.
Don’t become a 20 year vet of one company. Keep your career history fresh.
It may not be the most sought after company as it once was, but it is still good to have on your resume. It is the largest enterprise software company in the world.
Oracle experience is good in your resume. You have to brush your skills. Only major issue with Oracle is salary , red tape ( old men sitting as director and vp not allowing anyone else to grow).
Depends what your skills are and how current they are with the rest of the industry. You should have no problem if your skillset fits in with Oracle’s competitive landscape.