This was my feeling in 2010 when I accepted an offer. It was a much bigger company by then, but upon joining it still felt stodgy and like any other big corp. I wonder if it still feels that way if you're there (I left in 2013).
It definitely is, it actually made me look back fondly at my time at Oracle if that says anything lol. The fact that it remains an aspirational job (gotta grind leetcode for FANG!) makes me smirk
I’m not sure what you mean by this. Can you elaborate?
If you knew people who worked at Oracle, it might make more sense...