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I was RIFed, System group, Santa Clara CA. Major layoff. I was in Support. So if you expect support for Sun products it is highly unlikely you will get any. The Oracle Monkey is off my back.

Safra Catz is sitting on the advisory team meant to assist Trump in creating/sustaining US based jobs. Now here is Oracle laying off one day before the Trump inauguration? Something doesn't add up. Can someone confirm if these are US based RIFs or... — read more 

I am in Burlington, MA. I was not let go today but a lot of people I work with were. I was told not to go in b/c it is going to be sad. I don't have an exact number but I'm guessing more than 100 altogether (CA+Burlington) from SPARC hardware.

the actual termination is 2 months from today. this is the latest I heard from my coworker that just got axed. the catch is that if you find another job tomorrow, you can't work or you will lose the 2 months severance pay

I just got RIF in CA sparc hw. Two month notice.

Good luck tomorrow. I really hope it's nowhere as bad as many are reporting hear and elsewhere.

Mgr scheduled 1-1 tomorrow. I am in Systems/Solaris Platform group in SCA Repost from: @LqvZjbZ

Colleague from the Oslo InfiniBand team told me that they had been informed yesterday that they would be disbanded and a few people would stay to do product sustaining. Repost: 5 hours ago by Anonymous | Post ID: @LpUKHLX-gyq

Extra, extea, read all about it: U.S. sues Oracle, alleges salary and hiring discrimination Now it's getting interesting Perfect time for those of you who'll get RIFed 1/19 to go to the press, they'll be more than ready to talk to you for a follow up... — read more 

Anyone?

There may be training assistance available over time here: https://www.doleta.gov/tradeact/2015_amend_benfits.cfm

looks like it's coming true! see the latest SPARC and Solaris road map posted today. http://www.oracle.com/us/products/servers-storage/servers/sparc/oracle-sparc/sparc-roadmap-slide-2076743.pdf

Exec management seems to be clueless about Oracle's reputation on social media and other websites. My son came home for the holidays and told me that only the untalented and clueless among his class would be looking to work at Oracle. He apologized... — read more 

http://m.chinadaily.com.cn/en/2017-01/17/content_27973408.htm?from=groupmessage The decision is announced right before Chinese Spring Festival, the most important festival to celebrate happiness, wealth, health, good fortune. How cold-hearted to... — read more 

I read lots on here about people discussing Oracle Confidential information. This information is company proprietary so we shouldn't be discussing it in case Oracle Corporate finds out and you get in trouble. Things like RIFs in groups shouldn't be... — read more 

Oracle's whole licensing model needs to change. They need to move to a subscription with an Enterprise and Standard Cloud and Enterprise and Standard options for on-premise. No more perpetual licenses. Do everything as a subscription.

No layoff at oracle.

2 CEOs that know nothing about technology, just cost cutting Aged, part- time CTO Head of development that can't deliver software - Fusion fiasco Bunch of uninterested, purchased SaaS solutions Deskilled workforce through layoffs - by now 1,000 and... — read more 

If you're concerned that you'll be RIFed, file for short-term disability asap, they can't get rid you while your on std - you keep pay and healthcare benefits. What's wrong with you? All the talk about layoffs makes you depressed: you struggle to get... — read more 

I got the information that colleagues from TK Org (RDBMS DEV Team) have also been riffed in EMEA. So It is not only Software Support nor hardware team. Every BU is being hardly hit by MH, SC and LE madness. Please anybody also hit, confirm. Thanks.

Everybody calling in sick and not picking up their phones is an insanely great idea - it will so kcuf with HR and the troika! Just do it !

The way this is being handled is very bad. Different orgs have different approaches on what is being disclosed. Some folks know they are going to be let-go, and their counterparts in other org have no clue whatsoever. At least be gracious enough to... — read more 

Hi folks, any news on what the three little greedy piggies have been up to lately?

Take a peak: https://www.thelayoff.com/dell

How many of oracle's cloud customers are real, that is, actually purchase cloud - IAaS, Paas, or SaaS products -- as opposed just had oracle include them in the contract, in effect for free, so that oracle could Include them in the tally of cloud... — read more 

It's clear by now (Jan 6th) that something big is going on in North American sales (RG, JO, SA) Hundreds of people have been laid off every day/week in every department, whether you are in Apps, Tech, Hardware... Major org heads have left or have... — read more 

This is from HN: Sad in a way, but no surprise. I recently summarized my opinions on hackernews[1] in response to why Netflix uses Linux instead of Solaris, which might be of interest here: "I worked on Solaris for over a decade, and for a while it... — read more 

To contact President elect D. J. Trump please address your correspondence to: office - 725 Fifth Ave. . 26th floor, New York, NY 10022, residence - 721 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10022, Tel. 212 832 2000

Starting on Jan 23 2017 - "It has been decided that it is a requirement for you come into work on all the days you are scheduled to work except weekends. If you work a weekend shift you may do that from home"

In the US, does Oracle discontinue our medical insurance the same day we get the RIF? Does anyone know how much COBRA costs per month in the US if I need to insure my whole family? And does COBRA cover medical insurance only, or vision and dental... — read more 

Say they annouce this on Jan 17. Do you have to leave right away? Anyone can share some insights? Much appreciated.

payroll located in romania have been delivering wrong payslips for months in emea, see http://cfdt-oracle.blogspot.fr/2016/12/allo-je-voudrais-le-service-paye.html. Regulation is taking ages. Pleoples getting riffed are even now allowed to get access... — read more 

24 Vice President, 126 Directors, 621 Managers are reporting to JF. You will see 771 on management board with engineers around 4100, how could it be efficient? Employs are suffering from endless meetings, pass-downs, scrums .... requested by... — read more 

Everybody in IT know a that the industry swings back and forth between centralized and decentralized processing power. SaaS is a swing to centralized. With oracle shutting down the on-prem business (software and hardware), it will be swimming with... — read more 

The plan for the new year is as follows: (1) RIF as many as possible, (2) replace everybody else by Class of, Romania and India programs, (3) automate all jobs and Rif everybody. Happy New Year! The Cha-Ching trio

I see a thread missing from this board. Is this site administrated?

Total head count today is 136543 and yesterday it was 136368.. 175 added. It includes EMEA, NA also where head count has increased. Any views?

With LE getting closer to kicking the bucket and SC & MH focused on their short-term cash comp (they don't own any oracle stock), the game is short term profits and to hell with the long term. That means RIFs, RIFs and more RIFs across the globe... — read more