Please offer me some advise,

I got a software engineer job opportunity with Oracle BMCG in Burlington MA, Should I take this or look somewhere else ?

Looks like 27 people were laid off in Bangalore on 3/5. That brings the total for FY18 YTD TO 8,680, and since 6/1/2016 to 18,680. Numbers are adding up day by day. Keep looking for new jobs all!

Umpf... really don't get it, Oracle just announced a new SPARC processor and new servers and engineered systems based on it for 2020.... https://www.oracle.com/assets/sparc-roadmap-slide-2076743.pdf And I have heard strong rumours that Oracle is... — read more 

I hope y'all bought in at are enjoying the ride.

I've met quite a few on this list. Had several managers in the sociopath category. I think some people would refer to this as narcissist also. The 8 most common bully personalities Anton Hout, founder of OvercomeBullying.org, identifies these eight... — read more 

So happy to say, I quit oracle today. Great new position and company culture to match. I’m psyched!

It's been a while since there was something concrete on the subject. Do we know anything?

Info from here: https://chacocanyon.com/pointlookout/120801.shtml I have encountered issues like this in the past, thought this might be useful. Someone asks you a question. Within seconds of starting to reply, you're hit with another question, or a... — read more 

In last 3 months 3 KADs have left. Key accounts -75% of India numbers. 2 more are close to the door. Long live KAD program.

I was laid off a couple of months ago because "my position was being eliminated" and now my job is being advertised as an opening. Screw you, Oracle.

Celebrate Oracle's New Campus March 22, 2018 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Oracle Austin Waterfront Office Register Now You have worked hard enough—now it’s time to celebrate. Please join us as we celebrate the grand opening of our new Oracle Austin Waterfront... — read more 

Someone posted this list in another thread. I think this is a good laundry list for anyone leaving the company, so I'm reposting it here: Get copies of all reviews, historical pay data (especially if you are somewhere near sales and get quarterly... — read more 

entire offshore scm/vcm team is worthless and unskilled it is burden on oracle

The really big sales lay off will be in Q4 at the end of the year. The new fiscal year is when all the big salesforce changes will be made. They’re coming, rest assured. Can somebody confirm if this is true? I could use some peace of mind, even if it... — read more 

Amazon is the go to cloud provider. Doom for us. They hate us. Amazon, Oracle, Microsoft Jockey for Pentagon's Cloud Business https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-oracle-microsoft-jockey-pentagons-090000558.html

The earnings call is coming up - will they come clean on cloud washing or do they still think that they can continue to convey it up? Will be very exciting to see! Me thinks the wheels are coming off the bus.

Hard to get a handle on exactly how many people were given notice this past week - let’s call it 100. If you know otherwise let us know. That brings the total YTD FY18 to 8,245, and since 6/1/2016 to 18,245. More layoffs to come for sure. Good luck... — read more 

Willing to get in touch with real human beeings who care about Oracle Employees ? Willing to get away from anonymous-only, bot-jamed discussions ? Willing to build more resilient employees interest representation ? Let's talk... — read more 

What I have seen from the managers I worked for, is a systematic sabotage of their employees ability to work with other employees on the team. They try to build resentment between people on their own teams. Generally, this has to do with telling... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-01/canada-to-scrap-ibm-payroll-plan-gone-awry-costing-c-1-billion

hmmmmm...now we know...why she sold 90% of her shares last month...jump ship safra...1 down...1 more to go....hopefully..! ============================= ..Oracle CEO Safra Catz is on the short list to replace Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as National... — read more 

I'm now on the outside but it's not Oracle out here. I miss Bugtraq and MyDesktop.

What's going on with layoffs? Is today the day as somebody posted, or are we safe? I know there were some yesterday, so I actually believed that it would spill into today, but so far it's been pretty peaceful. Has anything happened so far, or can we... — read more 

SFDC just reported a blow out quartet, past $10bn on to $20bn. And oracle? Leaving LE behind to s--- on his owl little lollipop. Serves you right self serving swine!

Well they did it again! SC and MH at the very top of Fast Company’s most overpaid CEO list. The F:ing greedy, selfish swine that they are! Get paid a lot, deliver no value.

Any comments or insights to Q3 close? Heard that all was not well - CP targets missed badly.

Rumor has it layoffs begin tomorrow in OCS, HW Field Sales & and Engineering, Fusion Apps, and many legacy development and support teams. Good luck, everyone. You should be able to see the fedex delivery if you sign up with fedex today.

I got 67,500

I've read on other sites that some employees who have had good reviews at a company, have had those reviews modified after they left the company. They have gone back to sue the company and the company then says that their performance reviews are much... — read more 

Ok folks, whay’s The scoop on today’s layoffs?

There were no automatic raises for cost of living, or real appraisals. I had to ask for a raise each time I felt it appropriate. It worked OK for me, but the lack of methodical processes must lead to a lot of unfairness. From my former VP it sounded... — read more 

http://www.businessinsider.com/oracles-thomas-kurian-has-interesting-rules-for-holding-meetings-2016-8 For instance, he's demanding in meetings, wanting to people to cut to the chase on their slides to get to the part where they discuss problems. If... — read more 

The exodus has started. Customer Success Mgrs and Application Sales Mgrs are heading for the door in numbers to competitors and new venture backed firms. These are the last of the remaining experienced talent.

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/02/22/oracle-job-openings-russell-investments-center.html

Is it common for others in field sales at Oracle to go for prolonged periods without raises? From what I've seen and heard, Oracle has been doing this to tenured people for a while. Outside of getting a promotion (or recently for retention purposes)... — read more 

He is the last of the greats in The Valley who built a company from scratch to make it one of America's truly great companies. While I am sad to leave the company and fully understanding the reasons that my position was canceled, I can appreciate and... — read more 

No Major layoffs this past week. Total for FY18 YTD remains at 8,025, since 6/1/2016 at 18,025. This coming Thursday is a potential danger point. Good luck all !

Take a look at the 2/21 WSJ article about GE’s crash - it’s oracle in everything but name. The next one will have oracle’s name in it.

I was part of riff in Jan '18 and last week I received a letter asking me if I am interested in applying for open positions. Is it a standard practice that we receive such kind of letters from HR