Spotlight on an office – Utrecht
- by Maria Sandu
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This time in our monthly topic, we have our
spotlight on the brand new Oracle office in Utrecht, the Netherlands. About
35km south-east of Schiphol Airport and centrally located in the Netherlands,
Oracle moved into the Facet building in March 2011. Facet is much more than an
office building, it creates a work environment that relates to the ‘No Limits’
philosophy Oracle has in the Netherlands.
“No Limits” means the building belongs to
everyone. You choose the best place to work, based on the activities of that
moment. To point this out, we currently have 1050 people working for Oracle
Netherlands, and 623 workplaces. There
is virtually no limit to where you can sit in our shiny new offices; we no
longer have 'zoning', where departments own specific areas in the
building, Even the Managing Director of
Oracle Netherlands, does not have an office and he chooses a different working
place every day. So make sure you are prepared when he is sitting next to you
one day!
If nobody has a fixed workplace, then you
would think that finding a colleague could be tricky. Oracle uses CU (‘SeeYou’)
which makes all of us easier to locate. Upon entering the building you receive
a text stating where the greatest concentration of your buddies is sitting. Our
internal messaging service also proves to be very valuable finding your
colleagues.
The heart of our building is the great
RestOrant, with a very busy coffee bar. It offers an informal place for people
to meet and is busy all day, not just at lunch time! The O-Bar in the atrium on
the ground floor is also a very popular place to meet and drink tea or coffee
and gives a breathtaking introduction to the office to any of our first time
visitors. For a few minutes of relaxation during the working day, there are
table tennis facilities and a Wii room on every floor!
So if you are interested in joining Oracle in
this Netherlands or anywhere else in EMEA, please have a look at
http://campus.oracle.com for all of our latest vacancies and internships.
