This page says it all http://www.customerservicescoreboard.com/Oracle Although it is more specific to Micros

Everyday, More and more good talents are leaving Oracle .. this is a clear sign that Oracle is heading to it’s end of it’s prosperous growth time.

Looks like about 100 Dev people were laid off in Cloud@Customer OCIC/OP/OCC and about 5 -10 at CRM on Demand. That brings the total since 6/1/2016 to 20,246. Keep looking!

There were some reduction in force in the CRM On Demand group on Friday, 30th of Nov. Know of at least 1 person that got laid off.

Oracle doesn’t care about customers and it was evident today with the changes made. This could have work. It’s industry best practices if launched and managed correctly. The problem wasn’t us (CSMs) the problem was Oracle management. You can not be... — read more 

Being told we have new jobs on different teams. Where did you land?

Just came out of the meeting, 20% headcount reduction will be there spread over 2 quarters in the CEA team in EMEA and JPAC. Manager layer of these teams will be optimised to begin with. Be ready for more bad news.

After all, if Amazon can get over their addiction, they will help lots of other businesses to do the same. By direct hosting. By providing onsite. And don’t forget all the brilliant people who will invent tools and spin off businesses that will... — read more 

Over the last year MSFT has kicked LE’s sorry butt. Since 12/1/2017 MSFT has gone from $84 to $110 per share, or +31%; while oracle has gone from $49.61 to $47.90 per share, or minus 3%. And that’s after oracle spent Billions of dollars buying back... — read more 

I suspect there won't be layoffs immediately before Christmas. I would guess that next layoffs will come early in January. It seems like they come either at the end or beginning of a quarter and they don't like to layoff before holidays because if... — read more 

White House to hold roundtable with tech executives -- Guess who?? https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/white-house-to-hold-roundtable-with-tech-executives

Stay away. Bunch of id--ts pretending to be experts.

I know this has been announced earlier, but now that the AWS CEO announced a precise time frame, the whole matter looks more realistic. I can’t determine whether the Oracle leadership was too naive, thinking that this would never happen, or do they... — read more 

The latest SFDC results set up a nice compare that oracle will not come even close to matching, nice!

Given the low expectation of Q2 performance, how big do we think that the X-mas m---acre is going to be? Give me your guess

Plz fire my useless spineless Manager. He is yes man of sales VP. Shame to you Mr Manager In know you and Sales VP monitor this site.

There were no layoffs at Oracle during Thanksgiving week? Will wonders never cease?

As it is reported in the article, Oracle announced that it was hiring the CIO of the city of Palo Alto as the new leader of the public sector division. According to the article, he will take his position at Oracle starting December 17th... — read more 

I have a friend who was supposedly told in a private call by one of his department VPs that he was denied a promotion because he took some counseling under the Oracle Employee Assistance Program when his gf left him and because of this he was deemed... — read more 

I gotta admit that reading this article made me sick. 400 mil for the paychecks and bonuses of only for people is disgraceful, especially keeping in mind that Oracle has been, pretty much, living of its all fame and has been a failing company in... — read more 

From last quarter result stock was doing better than nasdaq index. And got another boost with Warren Buffett share holding. But from. Last two days.,there is a sudden dive. No icrements this time. Something suspicious?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarthur/2018/11/18/can-oracle-outdo-google-or-what-you-need-to-know-about-a-cloud-based-talent-management-system/

I’ve seen much debate on the Talari acquisition, but the general opinion from the companies that already operate on this market is that Oracle will pose no threat to the big players. All and all, this is just proving to be another situation where... — read more 

No major layoffs reported this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 20,136. Keep looking!

My current Manager just does nothing, he meets no customers, does not even come out his cabin to network with hiwbpeers, meet leadership team or even ask his team on what they do. I was purtured with his behaviour. Not anymore. I realized I have... — read more 

Even though the general public and the media described Oracle’s acquisition of Talari Networks as being odd or even illogical, it seems that Oracle has a clear vision of Talari’s place under its umbrella. Will that vision be effective, time will... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2018/11/20/oracle_sued_age_gender_discrimination/

Whats going on... If CTOs are so optimistic on OCI. Autonomous. Analytics. ERP. Then why are they not giving hike. Who decides. MH ot SC ot LE

What is happening in Oracle APAC?

Ruin Thanksgiving in Four Words _ ___

Finally happened. Sales had it with CB and word on the street from my VP, Sales says she is gone by March and all of CSM teams will be part of the support function moving forward. Finally don’t have to deal with CSMs or try to sell their c-appy paid... — read more 

In my 5+ years at Oracle, we had one team dinner. ONE. That was it. I worked at places that do quarterly bashes, boat trips, swimming outings, lakeside bbq parties and all kinds of fun stuff. Oracle is a stagnation place and misery. The only reason I... — read more 

One thing we seem to have missed in all the mirth about TK ‘leaving’ is that his departure results in a significant reduction in costs - $50m - $100m a year all included? Nice addition to the bottom like and EPS. Who’s next? Maybe MH? That would be... — read more 

From: @QfAKigt-4opx I mean, why would adults act this way, for what purpose? You are making an assumption when you ask this question. There is no purpose, other than some insane behavior centered on the manager's ego. Narcissism is a personality... — read more 

AWS is and has been looking for Oracle experience. In many different roles. Check out the job posts and apply. Many are and can be done remotely for the right person.

Next earnings call is right around the corner. How are cloud sales going this quarter? Has there been any improvement? Any changes? Still sad results? What's happening?

Oracle doesn't know what to do with Java other than to charge for support and sue companies like Google for 9 billion dollars who don't buy and enterprise license. Can we throw in Dr. Evil's maniacal laugh? Oracle is a joke of a company, sadly its... — read more 

So with TK gone who is actually running the development organization and how is it working out compared to the old TK days?

Oci-c got hit this past week, looks like some 15 people got laid off. That brings the total since 6/1/2016 to 20,136. Happy Thanksgiving US based friends, take the opportunity to reconnect with friends and family, and explore new opportunities!

Obviously, it didn’t take long for Thomas Kurian to find a new job. As I read the statements from Google in the media regarding his appointment as the new boss oh its cloud business, I can’t help to notice a big level of enthusiasm about his... — read more