{"id":8458,"date":"2019-05-01T19:32:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T19:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/?p=8458"},"modified":"2019-05-01T19:32:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T19:32:21","slug":"the-cloud-computing-industry-comparing-the-cultures-of-oracle-salesforce-sap-vmware-and-workday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comparably.com\/blog\/the-cloud-computing-industry-comparing-the-cultures-of-oracle-salesforce-sap-vmware-and-workday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cloud Computing Industry: Comparing the cultures of Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, VMWare and Workday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today it’s five companies in the Cloud Computing business facing off form our company culture showdown. We skipped some of the larger companies we’ve focused on before (like AWS) to shine a light on a handful of companies that maybe are not quite household names yet – Oracle<\/a>, Salesforce<\/a>, SAP<\/a>, VMWare<\/a> and Workday<\/a>. Focused on a still-new industry, these are companies the are for the most part filled with well-paid techies, and perhaps haven’t been around long enough to develop the bad habits or larger dinosaur companies. Using Comparably’s<\/a> employee-submitted reviews and ratings, we’ll attempt to paint a picture of what its like behind the scenes for employees of these five companies.<\/p>\n

OVERALL CULTURE<\/b><\/p>\n

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Salesforce takes the first little gold trophy for the way its employees feel about the company’s overall culture. Salesforce’s A+ rating denotes major approval from the company’s workforce. It’s nice to see that SAP as well as runners-up VMWare and Workday also were vaunted into the A range by their employee’s opinions. Only Oracle seems to currently be failing employees on that front.<\/p>\n

Oracle: \u201c<\/b>Creative thought, ambition, and a willingness to go beyond the job description is not rewarded or appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salesforce: <\/b>\u201cCommitment to customer success – “trust” is the #1 value. There is a big focus on philanthropy and making sure that employees are participating in volunteering, giving to charity. There is a huge focus on culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP: <\/b>\u201cSAP is a cool company which gives a lot of ownership to the employees. If you are curious to learn, you will be benefited.\u201d<\/p>\n

VMWare: <\/b>\u201cI love our Corporate Culture. A Fortune 500 company with the heart of a start up!\u201d<\/p>\n

Workday: <\/b>\u201cThe morale at Workday is the best I have ever seen at ANY company I have ever worked at – and I have worked at a number of the world’s most successful companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

CEO<\/b><\/p>\n

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That’s two-for-two for Salesforce, who won the CEO category thanks to heavy approval for their two chief execs, Marc Benioff and Keith Block. Also rated high by their employees were runner-up Aneel Bhusri of Workday, as well as William McDermott from SAP and Patrick Gelsinger from WMWare. Once again, only Oracle’s CEO \u2013 Mark Hurd \u2013 comes in for major disapproval from his team.<\/p>\n

Oracle: <\/b>\u201cSo far removed from Executive management, nobody really cares or thinks about them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salesforce: \u201c<\/b>They do a lot of things right but when you’re a behemoth the size they are there are company culture pieces that fall by the wayside in the interest of the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP: \u201c<\/b>I think most people see Bill as an inspirational and driven leader. He is outstanding with clients, and is an amazingly optimistic person. His book provides fair insight into his personality.\u201d<\/p>\n

VMWare: <\/b>\u201cPat is awesome and very personable. A pleasure to listen to. I know things could be improved, i’m just not sure how. That is why i’m not a C-level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Workday: <\/b>\u201cAneel is a fantastic visionary and leader.\u201d<\/p>\n

COMPENSATION<\/b><\/p>\n

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It’s a tie in the Compensation category, which tracks how a company’s employees feel about their paycheck, among other elements of their compensation. Salesforce and VMWare share the top prize here, both having received A+ scores from their employees. SAP also has a Compensation package that rates a fair amount of approval from workers. The same is true to a slightly lesser extent about Workforce. Oracle, sadly, winds up dead last.<\/p>\n

Oracle: <\/b>\u201cPay increases and bonuses are random, inconsistent, and not tied to performance. Equity is rare\/insignificant compared to other companies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salesforce: <\/b>\u201cExtremely competitive! Sets the bar!\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP: <\/b>\u201cEverything – good pay, solid bonus plan, good healthcare at a reasonable cost, great 401k and stock purchase matching plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

VMWare: <\/b>\u201cBase, bonus and equity are all great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Workday: <\/b>\u201cCompensation needs to be improved. We are making considerably less and it takes the threat of leaving to get compensated fairly.\u201d<\/p>\n

PERKS & BENEFITS<\/b><\/p>\n

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After tying in the last round, VMWare takes the whole enchilada for the Perks & Benefits category. All the companies we surveyed scored well here, with Workday and SAP both scoring high A- scores, and even Oracle coming with a respectable B.<\/p>\n

Oracle: \u201c<\/b>Decent medical, dental and vision. 401K with match, life and AD&D insurance. HSA medical plans are an option with small company contribution to HSA.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salesforce: <\/b>\u201cSnacks, work from home, unlimited PTO, volunteer time, parental leave.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP: \u201c<\/b>401k (matched at 75% up to 6%), health insurance (several options : PPO, HSA – with $1,200 annual SAP contribution), dental & vision, employee stock purchase program (matched at 40%), ability to work from home\/virtual for many positions, paid time off, lots more.\u201d<\/p>\n

VMWare: \u201c<\/b>GREAT Paternity\/Maternity leave!!! Health-care, Life-insurance, ESPP, 401k, and many others.\u201d<\/p>\n

Workday: <\/b>\u201cStipend for the gym is awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n

DIVERSITY<\/b><\/p>\n

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VMWare takes a third little gold trophy, barely edging out runner-up Salesforce. Workday and SAP both earned solid grades, but Oracle again proves they don’t put much stock in keeping their employees satisfied or retaining them.<\/p>\n

Oracle: <\/b>\u201cNot much color but gender balance is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salesforce: <\/b>\u201cIt\u2019s fairly diverse.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP: <\/b>\u201cOur team is very diverse.\u201d<\/p>\n

VMWare: \u201c<\/b>Ratio is definitely skewed towards men. Most teams in Engineering do not have an even representation of men-women.\u201d<\/p>\n

Workday: <\/b>\u201cWould like to see more diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

OUTLOOK<\/b><\/p>\n

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Oracle: <\/b>\u201cCloud subscription struggles in the face of AWS — a formidable player. Look at the stock price the last two years… Oracle is a laggard in AI, big data, and cloud. The company has become \u2018middle-aged\u2019 and expects millenials to sell to C-level audiences… are you kidding me?\u201d<\/p>\n

Salesforce: <\/b>\u201cI feel like I work for a best-in-class company at a killer location in San Francisco. It’s super dynamic, and a very fun place to work.\u201d<\/p>\n

SAP: <\/b>\u201cThe company has the potential to be truly great.\u201d<\/p>\n

VMWare: <\/b>\u201cI look forward to providing solutions to facilitate the growth of the company.\u201d<\/p>\n

Workday: <\/b>\u201cKeep doing what we’re doing and strive to retain great culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a win in Outlook and a fourth trophy total, Salesforce wins the day. <\/b>VMWare\u00a0was a b runner-up here with three wins. Nobody else took any of our trophies, but Workday and SAP both had b\u00a0showings\u00a0throughout,\u00a0inducing exceedingly b scores in the Outlook category. Looking above, four of our five companies scored an A+ for Outlook. One, Oracle, is being currently left in the dust in\u00a0terms of all things culture.\u00a0Here’s hoping they get with the program in the modern workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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