Systems (former Sun) - Clueless management, unbelievable bureaucracy - werkgeversreview Software Engineer I bij Oracle

2,0
7 sep 2015
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Senior engineers left over from the Sun days are very cool people, and some are famous in Unix lore of old. Good work life balance; few deadlines; flexible hours and working from home.

Minpunten

I am a "software engineer" and maybe 50% of what I do is idiotic paperwork passed down from endless corporate departments and nontechnical managers and PMs. One coworker says that's closer to 90% of the job. Management is largely nontechnical and has no idea what is going on at any given time. They don't even know what features are in the product. Your manager's opinion of you will have more to do with your presentation and first impressions than any technical ability or performance. Raises have been nonexistent for 10 years. So many coworkers work remotely that those in the office might as well be - there is likely no one relevant to talk to! In my group, only new grads are hired (no one with experience) and furthermore, there are no technical interviews. So the average engineering talent is dropping. But it might not matter because so much of what we do is paperwork and attend meetings.

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5,0
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Good work life balance for an engineer

Minpunten

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4,0
21 okt 2014
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Every group/division can be different in how they treat their employees, but I'd say overall there is very good atmosphere of trust and fairness. There is a strong focus on education, and they reimburse for outside classes taken (Up to 5k/year I think). Benefits are good, and I'd say quite competitive in the market. Good 401K matching (they'll contribute a max of 3% of your 6% or greater). Free drinks in the breakroom. Flexibility to work from home at times. (If you live 50+ miles away from an office you can work full-time from home...policy).

Minpunten

They don't try to make the workplace anything special (maybe a pool table and arcade game are cliche or gimmicky?). In the 10 years I've worked there, they've given 2 measly %1 cost of living raises (this is the same with most everyone I've spoken to, some don't get any raises). You will not get a substantial raise ever, unless you leave then get rehired on (they will not match offers, better to leave). New employees that you train will make 10 - 20K more than you several years after you hire on (not just me, they do this to all tenured employees). They will give these untrained, less experienced people higher titles (again this is done to everyone not just me). You learn pretty quickly that you're dispensable. The company has billions in cash and they don't re-invest in their employees, just in acquiring new companies and hiring new people that know nothing that you get to train.

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