https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/smarter-living/workplace-burnout-symptoms.html

https://bizwest.com/2017/09/05/reports-oracle-may-lay-off-200-employees-broomfield/

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-layoffs-cost-companies/

So, where does oracle stand on DACA? Apples and MSFT among others have made clear they support their DACA employees including with legal support. Oracle remains silent as usual when DJT does something stupid and immoral. There is a pattern here.

TK stopped transfers of system employees after interviews. Few of them told to be on WARN.

How can Oracle find out that I have started work at a new company during warn period? I want to get every penny I can from those a--holes. Any advice?

I do agree that they way they do it is tremendously sh--ty. I assume they do layoff day this way so nobody can say they were singled out, and that it's a corporate decision and not a personal one... but the psychological effect of "sit in your office... — read more 

Does anyone have information on whether the SPARC layoffs done or is more in store? and if so, when?

I was let go at the beginning of the end last September so I'm very curious how my former coworkers in (tape) storage have fared - specifically in Broomfield. My condolences to all of you. Hopefully your packages were generous and you will find luck... — read more 

I lost a lot of friends in this layoff. I'm in hardware but not part of the groups that were affected. It irritates me that our director has chosen not to speak about it during our staff call this morning. It reinforces our impression that senior... — read more 

Talking with one of the soon to be exOracle SPARC folks, he mentioned a possible sale to Apple, so Apple could get IP for an Apple server. Thoughts?

Oracle timed this layoff well to reduce attention. It happened on a Friday before a 3-day weekend. Even wth WARN, it probably won't be reported by a government agency until September 8th. It's also been a busy news period. You have Harvey, North... — read more 

A bit late, as always: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/05/oracle-slashes-more-than-900-santa-clara-jobs-more-worldwide/

http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2017-09-05/solaris-to-linux-2017.html

https://cloud.oracle.com/mysql

I've been trying to find more info online, but apart from a few UK magazines and one Fortune article, these Oracle layoffs seem to have flown under the radar. No media attention means very little blowback, something we desperately need right now if... — read more 

Was SPARC done in by Solaris? The Linux-on-SPARC experiment was perhaps a very recent one, for the last year or so. And of course, it was abandoned almost as soon as it was started. But would it have made a difference to SPARC if the Linux-on-SPARC... — read more 

There's a lot of good background info. here some of which I didn't know. Some very bitter ex Sun people around as well https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/09/solaris-sunsets

The idea that hiring kids out of college for development is somehow going to cause great things to happen, is completely ridiculous. It's like the management has bought into the stupid stereotype that all you need is some genius kid from college to... — read more 

Hand it over please: https://www.itworld.com/article/3220516/java/the-case-for-oracle-to-cede-control-of-java-se.html

National Middleware/CoreTech SC in OD (Austin) vs BI/Analytics CSM in Field (Flex).. which has better outlook at Oracle?

One of these is four days old, but the other one is from today. Some good info in here, and it's a good read if for nothing else than for calling out Oracle on hiding layoffs. Oracle declined to comment. That's not surprising: Big Red has in the past... — read more 

Assuming you work on SPARC, Solaris or other such technologies, there are a few important advantages of a layoff that you haven't considered: Your expertise in your focus area is going to be unmatched wherever you go since you come directly from the... — read more 

There's been an exodus lately of sales reps leaving the co. Expect more to follow once commission checks are paid next quarter.

"With the Solaris team gutted, it looks like the Sun skeleton has finally been picked clean." https://meshedinsights.com/2017/09/03/oracle-finally-killed-sun/

"Oracle's silence on the matter is true to form, as the company seldom discusses layoffs. This round was communicated to workers on the Friday before a long weekend and on the first day of the month. That timing means that immediate media scrutiny... — read more 

Another round of big time layoff started in India- some Jobs moving back to US offices almost 2000 affected across all locations

Analysis done by @solarisfan on heise.de - the source link is listed in the footer. ` Hardware Sales FiscalYear Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Summ 2011 1800 1100 1000 1200 5100 2012 1000 953 869 977 3799 2013 779 734 671 849 3033 2014 669 714 725 870 2978 2015 578 717... — read more 

One of the reasons, that the hardware didn't fly under the Oracle banner, might have been the Oracle brand itself: We used SunFires for Linux workloads quite often, but the moment they became larryated we stopped immediately. Sure enough, for the... — read more 

Well, well, well, in it's tribute to the workforce oracle decided to have a major layoff Friday, 9/1 right before Labor Day. The damage is 2,500 people laid off in what effectively shuts down development of Sun products (SPARC, Solaris, and storage)... — read more 

Heard from one of solaris engineer that s11.4 release may not happen - he says some of the solaris engineers also hit by zfs rifs !

Why does Oracle design and building their own Intel based servers ? X7-2/L is primarily used for Oracle internal cloud demand. But volume ( less than 20k ~ 30k per year ) still does not justify designing and building your own server. X7-2c ( internal... — read more 

So what has been your experience being laid off from Oracle and finding a job of equal pay and benefits? On average how long does it take to find ? Thanks for any information.

@P3nOAFC-hyb Future development of zfssa is over, support for existing customer installations will continue. FS1 is spared. Next-gen FSx will begin installations in Oracle Cloud data centers next month (no external sales for the time being). Support... — read more 

I suppose WARN was triggered only in SCA. How about the other places - AUS, BUR, BRM? Also, I wonder if WARN is a good thing or a bad thing. The 60-day requirement makes one wait for the severance payment. Anybody who joined a job in that period... — read more 

SUSE have a lot of open positions which could appeal to Solaris devs https://jobs.suse.com/ https://jobs.suse.com/job/united-states/kernel-file-system-engineer/3486/4888440 Would probably be perfect for anyone with ZFS experience

So I have a recording Edward Screven laying off people, shall I publish it to show Oracles lack of respect for people? Families this a-- has interrupted. Any advice is welcome and where can I post it for maximum effect. I don't give a sh!t about any... — read more 

Could anyone share the experience of handling the 401k account after the layoff? If I want to leave my 401k as it is until I find my next job, should I still need to contact Fidelity and tell them about my plan? Is there any extra service fee or... — read more 

If there are 5000 cloud professionals around ? Will they join Oracle bmc cloud which is still in drawing board while nimbula and sparc cloud were dead on arrival.