Possible major shakeup in the consulting org is coming. RIS, RMS OBIEE engineers and managers have been let go last week. Not sure of the total impact, or numbers. This is not good. Its indicative of a lack of business at Oracle. You don't let... — read more 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/hundreds-of-oracle-workers-stage-walkout-to-protest-larry-ellisons-fundraiser-for-trump-2020-02-20

I have no faith in CD running NAA. Rumors were that CX Renewals would be on own and then they moved it under CB who runs the customer success and she slaughtered that team within 4 days of running it. That's when the first RIF happened. CD never... — read more 

Rumors on this board of significant changes and/or restructuring for Oracle Corporation coming in April. If that is right, then we have some time to chill. I want to direct your attention to a couple of... — read more 

40 people in CX laid off last month and more cuts coming in June. Time for those standing to start looking for new jobs with thriving companies.

Will tear your world down in day. No guts use some Metric Microsoft manager to lay you off..

Will be terminated as of tomorrow 2/19/2020. Working in Bay Area, CA. I was not given 2 months WARN notice and wanted to see if any others got laid off in the area and whether or not they were provided WARN notice?

And winter with them.

Disclosure: I work for a small competitor

True or false? What are your thoughts?

No major layoffs this last week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 25,276. Reasons to leave multiplying by the day, keep looking!

Google Cuts Jobs at Cloud-Computing Group - WSJ No paywall - http://archive.is/Uf66O Paywall - https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-cuts-jobs-at-cloud-computing-group-11581719153

Do you think the company is prepared to change from a 2 CEO system down to 1. I’m not sure why 2 CEOs was necessary in the first place. Seems like two people splitting one job. It seems like having only one now will at least streamline some... — read more 

from what I can tell id you are in OD or a BDC be prepared for change. this may be speculation from anecdotal evidence but the CX org is looking to change and change radically. Im not sure how true this is but apparently things are not good. just... — read more 

The walls are thin. Overheard a conversation regarding significant cuts and reorg in oci. No job is safe and no stone will be left unturned. Best chance of reaching the next vest date would be to work on a service where the revenue exceeds what... — read more 

Is it possible to ask for a salary revision here at Oracle based on an offer from a different company? How should those discussions be initiated with the manager? What implications it might have?

Are there any layoffs expected in OSVC , IDC -BLR . VP left, senior director demoted and made to retire, SVP changed. What next?

I think it's time for a new motto. That should be a complete game changer right? Just like all the other chair shuffling and posturing that's going on, while everything goes to sh–. Why not? We need something we can all rally around, though. ... — read more 

20% of internal support (Oracle IT) will be laid off by end of March 2020. Some people already left in anticipation.

Talking to many internal SaaS and (non ODB) PaaS teams, none of them seam to know why they're performing as poorly as they are. Especially with regards to attracting new customers to existing products or new products to existing customers. My... — read more 

No major layoffs this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 25,276. Keep looking!

Perhaps it is because there are no layoffs at Oracle, or perhaps it is over enthusiastic moderators removing posts, but when the latest responses are days old on threads, something is not going on.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/04/worldwide_cloud_computing/ Everyone else (presumably including Oracle) list market share.

every tech m—er in january 2017: how can i help. how can i make the world a better place. how about an app... [fast forward three years later]... there are tech people out there creating things that do make the world a better place... — read more 

Anyone else hearing about a massive reorg / layoff in April? Heard there were posts here. Any groups impacted? Any updates?

Please share... Doing some comparisons. Disclaimer - I do not work for Oracle

Toxic. Period... Guys, Salesforce is a terrible environment that is basically Oracle with better marketing. The question about whether Marc knows about this is laughable. As someone who has had a long ride inside the company, I would just say... — read more 

No major layoffs this past week. Total since 6/1-2016 remains at 26,276. More layoffs coming, keep looking folks!

Does anyone know what will happen to the Amsterdam hub? Everyone is leaving at CX and ERPM/HCM. Managers are also all gone. Is SC going to dissolve OD?

No question about it as the stock continues its lackluster performance. Most of the lead sales organization is leaving Oracle in droves due to poor compensation, horrendous leadership and an ever increasing educated client. Oracle is paying the... — read more 

Oracle customers complain of cloud coercion. In my personal experience dealing with customers (former Oracle employee) they tell me in no uncertain terms that Oracle's cloud is seen as a joke. About 70 to 80 percent of my customers have a... — read more 

The axe-man was right. Management met all this week behind closed doors. Hiring freezes are put into place. Layoffs will (and are currently) impacting Consulting this week. If you think you're safe behind NS, think again. It appears that the trend is... — read more 

They are cleaning the house. When is that gonna happen here?

Yep. It was only a matter of time when angry customers, poor customer service and lack of sales leadership would take its toll. Oracle management is panicking as Wall Street evaluates their true position as a cloud leader as we move into FY20-21... — read more 

This Ax-Man guy is a total teller of tall Tales and is a fraud! Nothing he says has come to pass and his observations are inaccurate !! He is a plant from Oracle HR!! DO NOT listen to Ax Man !!

Well when you’ve had 3 VPs in 9 months that can’t seem to get past the “we didn’t have to do this at salesforce” you know the wrong people were hired to bring about positive changes. These cuts should’ve come from the top not the worker bees. Why do... — read more 

Word on the street is they are trying to get rid of people via impossible performance reviews. Reviews were initiated today. Start looking for jobs Oracle is going down

The Ax-Man here, coming to you with the latest info, news and insight with an objective and factual point of view. This week are the big round of management meetings at HQ. Many of these are happening Tuesday and Wednesday, others throughout... — read more 

Back in 2012, Mark Hurd spearheaded a corporate restructuring program to reduce the number of Oracle account contacts. In the past, customers had to deal with one sales rep for each of Oracle’s pillars: database, middleware, applications, engineered... — read more 

This really belongs at the top of a thread: This! https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Beyond-the-database-Digging-deeper-into-Oracles-cloud-strategy-and-its-bid-to-conquer-AWS is telling. River Island CIO Doug Gardner told Computer... — read more