
Oracle overpays their leadership - for extreme loyalty under difficult circumstances, which results in underpaying non-leaders - the actual "doers" at Oracle. They also do not know how to properly value/compensate employees with no quota (non-QCs) or employees not in development.
They are seasoned business professionals and have the acumen to succeed. However, imagine how the hierarchy worked in the Catholic church in the middle ages: Pope, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests etc. It's a lot like that in the corporate culture here. Way, way behind the times.