I have had some really bad managers at Oracle. I'd like to hear from others what their experiences have been.

Mid-June is the currently predicted time for layoffs. Anyone hearing rumors?

At the end of May around 20-30% of Sales / Business Dev. in Bucharest & Prague got laid off by Oracle. They would kick out way more, but due to EU regulations they couldn't do it in this Q without triggering the alerts, so probably at the end of June... — read more 

and no one gets laid off. Coincidence? Discuss. Are we done?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/jun/24/news.theobserver

I’ve heard the co-prime org will be dramatically affected next Monday. Can anyone share details?

Dear Sir/Madam: We have to confirm that you appear on the final list of persons affected by the collective dismissal which the Company is going to implement at your Work Center in Malaga. As you know, the consultation period of the Collective... — read more 

If you could choose between being laid off and taking a pay cut (not an insignificant pay cut) what would you choose?

Who's hiring and who's firing? Here is a freshly compiled list... Layoffs first, Freezes second and Hiring third... Layoffs so far: ============ xx% IBM 20% UBER 17% LYFT 40% JUUL 25% Tripadvisor 20% Zipcar 13% Patreon 20% GoPro 45%... — read more 

This is a wishful thinking thread. What do you think, when is Larry Ellison going to retire? Date Reason What does Larry do once retired? Who will be calling all shots at Oracle once he retries. Thoughts?

Thoughts? Estimates? What does your gut tell you? I am assuming cuts are coming...

If you haven't heard directly, you will soon. From inside information received in both the Reston, VA. office as well as Redwood, Oracle leadership is in the process of a MAJOR reorganization effort beginning in mid-June. Expect significant layoffs... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/elliott-takes-stakes-in-dropbox-oracle-exits-citrix-qep/ar-BB14dJSA Hang on ... when Elliott starts jockeying to get a seat on the board the stuff is gonna start hitting the... — read more 

Oracle internal 'Blind' forum or this forum?

What's going on Ax Man? Tell us true. We need information.

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/hogan-to-endure-at-suncorp-after-oracle-core-flop-548026 Can we expect more of this?

I've heard that the entire Belfast office will be cut and taken over by the Cambridge office

Amazon = "You can all come back in October" Facebook and Google = "You can all come back in January" Oracle = ? Not saying that the big O is in the same league as those three but we can dream can't we?

IT and Cloud Industry is struggling to find a way out from this crisis, there are lightnings like Zoom that can give some oxygen, while is clear where and how the other corpos are really struggling around. We will see falling quarters and very low... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/zoom-taps-oracle-for-cloud-deal-passing-over-amazon-microsoft.html Zoom selected Oracle to provide its Cloud Infrastructure service, bypassing major industry leaders Amazon Web Services, Alphabet’s Google Cloud... — read more 

"With lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic decimating many U.S. businesses and tens of millions filing for unemployment, it’s no surprise Americans are fretting about their job security. To ease this uncertainty, many technology... — read more 

How's working from home? It's been pretty good for me. Of course, for some people, it's probably cramping their style. Hard to harass people from home.

Nobody is layoff nor me.

Considering that a lot of small medium businesses are going to be hit by this recession, what might be the impact on NetSuite. Also considering the fact that NetSuite went through major layoffs in last couple of months

A pile of contractors, temps and new people just got shown the door. Rumors are swirling of more cuts in the next week or so.

I really needed work from Home! My manager had tlold me to leave the job. Now we are in a lockdown sitting at home and working! Is this karma?

What are the odds that Oracle will use the current crisis to accelerate their layoff plans? It just seems like the perfect cover. Who would doubt them?

Stock buybacks last but so long. Surely the Covid crisis along with other internal Oracle issues will reveal the truth about a corrupt, greedy organization led by incompetent executives (Hurd, Donato and of course, Katz) hell bent on keeping their... — read more 

This site is a great place to triangulate rumors. You can tell which ones are correct in retrospect because some of the events are confirmed in that rumor. Another way to tell is that the rumor comes from multiple sources. A third factor is some... — read more 

1 Oracle is issuing unsecured bonds (debt, borrowing) and its credit rating is downgraded https://seekingalpha.com/news/3556376-oracle-sees-credit-downgrades-amid-substantial-debt-sale "It plans the proceeds for general purposes, which could... — read more 

MH is gone. Just hard to recover from a decade of damage.

DJT has reportedly been relying on LE for covid pharma advice. Oracle will develop a database to collect anecdotal reports about antimalarial use against covid. Get more cloud customers, too. LE has been invaluable since his fundraiser. Oracle should... — read more 

Oracle is not a retail outlet. We can conduct business as usual remotely. Literally no different. If you do most of your business via phone/internet with limited to no on site visit visit to customers, than it's business as usual. The virus... — read more 

Do you think they will furlough us? Or at least some of us? The schools will likely be closed through the end of year, so you are looking at parents who will have to stay at home. On top of it, if we follow the Italian path, stuff will get worse... — read more 

Dear [Employee name], Due to the overall economic impact of Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19), [COMPANYX] is implementing measures to protect the financial stability of our company. Due to this, we will have to undertake difficult... — read more