It seems like leadership is being moved around and different teams are getting created to get in the way of the sales/CSM team.
Does Oracle even have a growth plan anymore?
Or is everybody just content to keep the status quo while implementing constant layoffs to keep the shareholders happy?
Fake calls by Inside Sales
I’m on a pip. Completely unfair. All the BDCs and ODs fake calls all day and skate by. Should I leave Oracle on my own or get fired? I should probably start looking at companies that actually invest in their employees.
Did Larry Get Laie'd Off?
I guess he didn't like TX so SC canned him. https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/12/14/22174741/oracle-larry-ellison-moving-hawaii-tech-billionaire-lanai
ORCL over 61$ per share
Enjoy.
What’s happening to the Redwood Shores Campus?
I’ve been reading that certain “Hubs” will remain throughout California but what about the warehouse at HQ in RWC rn? And the operations teams there that support it? Is the warehouse moving to Austin too?Does anyone have any info which teams are here... — read more
No More Severence - Oracle moved to Texas
Since Oracle HQ moved to Texas, does it means that Oracle doesn't have to pay any severance to its employees ?
Oracle is moving the headquarters to Austin, Texas
Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/11/oracle-is-moving-its-headquarters-from-silicon-valley-to-austin-texas.html Oracle is moving its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas Oracle is the latest tech company to relocate out of... — read more
Oracle Q2 hardware revenue declines again...
and will lead to additional layoffs within the hardware org. The death spiral continues and is irreversible — more customers are abandoning Oracle for their hw purchases. They won’t be coming back and more customers will follow suit, with... — read more
I got RSUs, a bonus AND a pay increase this year
Thank you Oracle for giving me all those things I deserved this year. This is a great company which I am proud to work for and it's an awesome departments like H.R. care about me.
Does anyone come here anymore
Like it, or hate it, vote on this post to show if you are here? All these recent threads are hardly commented upon.
Oracle commerce cloud on life support
Oracle seems to have given up on this product, with more layoffs on the way.
ODC LAYUOFFS IMPENDING - ABSORBING INTO CX
ODC announces to staff that ODC will be absorbed into CX division. Ad tech has been a rumour mill of what's happening at ODC with senior, mid-level flight. The rumors are true, ODC products will be used to enhance CX, the focus as a product leader in... — read more
Oracle's Mega Win
Oracle secures Australian whole-of-government deal The arrangement is part of a growing list of similar deals the Digital Transformation Agency has inked with other major tech providers, such as Amazon Web services and... — read more
(cnbc) Marc Benioff has become tech’s top dealmaker, seizing the crown from Larry Ellison
“Oracle had opportunity to set themselves up for the next decade to thrive, and I would argue they squandered it,” said Villi Iltchev, who ran corporate development at Salesforce from 2009 to 2013. Salesforce’s $27.7 billion purchase of Slack... — read more
Per Safra Catz, regarding the HW business: “declining, low margin, legacy”
Larry and Safra have publicly said the same thing. Not what I would consider a glowing description of the so-called “golden goose”. They have also both publicly said they don’t care about hardware, and that continued SAAS growth is needed to continue... — read more
Slack in Oracle or Tiktok ?
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/01/salesforce-buys-slack-for-27point7-billion-in-cloud-companys-largest-deal.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard
is there any layoff plan in December?
How is the future for BDC of Oracle China?
Zoom
https://finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/aws-zoom-extend-strategic-relationship-000000265.html Oracle ???
The future of RGBU products?
What is the future of RGBU and especially Retek products like RMS, RPM, SIM, RPAS etc? Is anyone still buying these? Have they successfully transitioned to cloud services? These teams have always enjoyed a lot of independence from oracle, do they... — read more
Last FY ORCL made $2.3b profit from hardware business
Just a footnote to say that the golden goose still generates fat profits for ORCL and is destined to for many years to come. The Sun business is a license to print money.
Layoff due to Performance Improvement Plan
Will there be any package if someone gets laidoff due to he was put in Performance Improvement Plan.
Billionaire Larry Ellison Is Attempting to Manage COVID-19 on the Island He Owns
cratered with Hawaii's March lockdown, Lanai's 3,000 residents escaped massive layoffs thanks to Ellison, who owns 98 percent of the idyllic... — read more
Oracle Layoffs 2021
This is a generic discussion thread to capture comments about potential Oracle Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?
Contract Matching
There is obviously an attrition issue across the customer success space at Oracle. Does the O do last chance saves to try and keep talent?
Future of Oracle Cloud?
Oracle cloud is here to stay. Few years back when i moved to splunk, i used to hear Oracle 1 out of 10 customers. These days I see at least 2-3 customers. Enterprises are adopting hybrid, or multi cloud vendor. Those who say no are ‘L O S E R... — read more
Just imagine
Just imagine where we could be if our ELT put half as much energy into winning business as they do into cost cutting (or to be more precise, layoffs.) But no, why try to do the logical thing that might even remove the need for layoffs and improve... — read more
Opera singers sing to protest layoffs
In protest of the layoff of 55 out of 62 opera singers, singers from the Israel Opera Choir gathered outside the Opera House to perform the Aria of the Hebrew... https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/opera-singers-sing-to-protest-layoffs-649488 — read more
Black Magic Management: How to Simultaneously Make Layoffs and New Hires
Layoffs are generally a reduction in force. This could be just one employee or many employees at one time... https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/15913-lay-off-new-hires.html
Surrounding applications & tools that support Oracle or SAP follow suite in layoffs. IE Redwood Software
Surrounding applications & tools that support Oracle or SAP follow suite in layoffs. IE Redwood Software. It evolution products Cronacle automated scheduler for Oracle as well as CPS & BPA Redwood product in and sold by SAP being dropped by SAP. They... — read more
November 2020 Layoffs?
Weird activities and meetings being scheduled. Any info on active layoffs?
I'm a SVP of AWS and have massive stock options for AMAZ stock
I'm a SVP of AWS and have massive stock options for AMAZ stock. But I want to work on Oracle Cloud as it's the up and coming cloud vendor. Help me get a job at Oracle?
Banking software firm saves $2 million moving off Oracle DB
https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/10/mariadb_migration/ For Oracle employee now working for a large bank and this is definitely a trend. We are trying to move off Oracle DB as well. This does not bode well for Oracle.
I am a loser *because I actually still work at Oracle*
How do I get a job elsewhere in the industry when Oracle tech skills are no longer marketable/relevant/valued?
I currently work for NASA
I currently work for NASA but want to work with the best of the best. How do I go about getting a job in Oracle Cloud?
Oracle Schadenfreude
Is it real, or fake news?