I went from being terrified AI bubble was going to burst resulting in me losing my job to losing my job anyhow, changing the industry, and now watching as the bubble strains, eating popcorn and cheering for all of those who got rid of us to lose... — read more 

An Engineering Director here told us to prepare for low reviews because managers are being forced to rate everyone on their teams using a bell curve, and there is no way around it. This means that even if some people are meeting expectations, they... — read more 

Coundn't happen to a more deserving billionaire

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/06/23/options-traders-buy-calls-in-oracle-following-ai-driven-layoffs.html

I'm curious how people who were laid off are doing with their job search. Is the market brutal or are you finding opportunities? Would love to hear from anyone still checking in.

There are persistent rumors circulating that another round of layoffs is planned for the end of the calendar year, with planning expected to begin in September. According to these reports, managers will be the primary target this time around. Urgent... — read more 

Oracle workforce shrinks by about 21,000 employees amid AI adoption https://www.yahoo.com/finance/technology/ai/articles/oracle-workforce-shrinks-13-204431510.html Oracle's total workforce declined 13%, or about 21,000 employees in fiscal ‌2026, as... — read more 

As MB sent a letter to his org 3 hours ago, the era of unlimited tokens is officially over in Oracle. Well, didn't last long and they already threw in a towel, starting rolling out on Monday from AI department of all places. Everybody will be... — read more 

Market share going away, cutting prices while losing billions of dollars, datacenter builds plans cut and dropped across the industry, Microsoft distancing itself from OpenAI like it has an STD. A sobering new sign for OpenAI as ChatGPT... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-was-in-talks-to-lease-oracle-compute-capacity-2026-6?op=1 Microsoft was recently in talks with Oracle about leasing the company's cloud infrastructure, but the deal fell through due to security and... — read more 

I opened a ticket on late Wed, as of now, still no support engineer to chat me, the guy I chatted with said someone would be with me in 10-15min, but no one even after 5h, fu-k him, I am working for a company who probably pay $500M to Oracle per... — read more 

As the following article concludes, Oracle has debt obligations around a quarter of a billion dollars. What is the interest on that amount? Does everything have to happen perfectly for 15 years to pay that off? What is plan... — read more 

Make the decision and bring stability.

Does anyone actually enjoy working here anymore? I used to like my job but now it's not worth it. The pay is not keeping up and management is even worse. Don't even get me started on all the cuts.

Anyone has a clue where we are with the latest layoffs wave? I can see Slack count increased today by 200+. Still no idea what happens in EMEA after Cz layoffs, complete silence.

Billionaires and Their Connection to H-1B Visas Many of America’s most prominent billionaires have either started their U.S. careers on H-1B visas or now lead companies that are among the largest employers of such visas. The H-1B program, designed... — read more 

Thats gotta be a great sign huh? Losing billions, needing to cut prices, and pushing a desperate hail mary IPO. If we are saving humanity and curing cancer, why are they cutting prices before even figuring out how to make a single penny in profit?... — read more 

We used to see financial analysis of Oracle after earnings in this channel talking about layoffs. Any thing happening ?

FY2027 layoffs have officially started

This used to be a place people wanted to work. Good projects, good reputation, and good future. But now it has turned into a dead end for so many people. Nobody expects to grow or learn or advance here anymore. When did we turn into that kind of... — read more 

My LinkedIn feed has been filled with pictures and comments about how great the Oracle kickoff was in Vegas this week. Followed by posts and repost of great economic news of a record year of sales. Am I the only one who finds it offensive that in... — read more 

Any planned re-orgs or new gossip? I heard mixed feedback. Lots of concerned employees but also many people are positive and excited. I did hear more concerns on the apps and DB side.

The Oracle Doormat Principle is a term coined by former employees to describe a psychological state where individuals remain loyal to Oracle Corporation despite experiencing mistreatment, toxic work environments, or career stagnation. Definition:... — read more 

The multi-wave timeline clarifies the structural pattern Oracle follows: August 31, 2025 Layoff: Accounted for as a $402 million localized surge in Q1 FY26 (reported September 2025). March 31, 2026 Layoff: Accounted for as an $823 million localized... — read more 

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/oracle-peoplesoft-servers-hacked-in-shinyhunters-data-theft-attacks/

The Wall Street Journal evaluates how leading US corps stack up in 6 areas: AI readiness, innovation, talent readiness, financial fitness, resilience and agility. Oracle ranks #91 overall with an Overall Score of 57.7, just below the Software &... — read more 

Anyone?

I have noticed several closed door meetings happening in OCI today. Would anyone know what’s it about. Layoffs/ Focal or Reorg

Normally people 'stick' w/ company max seven years. It is rare to see the majority of them with ONE company for more than 30+ years! It always makes me wonder how 'relevant' they are compared to outside work force. First time I have seen/witness a... — read more 

Outside of ignoring problems until they get worse?

I joined just four months ago but I hate it already. I got lucky and another company just offered me a role that pays a little less but is much closer to what I actually want and hopefully comes with less toxicity. I am grateful for the option, but I... — read more 

We're the ones who usually pay the price whenever costs need cutting. Seeing others being hit for a change is a bit refreshing. No hate but it's about time.

Is it true that there will be individual layoffs in June?

Do you have any update of layoffs in Poland? Is EMEA already done or still in progress?

Message from my M5 NA squash friend is that they will be pushing lower rankings to all in reviews and employees will be stack ranked. There will be reviews across each GBUs. M5 suspects another round of cuts coming. For those with manager hate... — read more 

First - I am an optimist. And, yes I was impacted. Top performer, great team, but toxic and politically motivated weak leadership. I was planning to leave after the earnings call in June. They just beat me to it. Yes, lost a ton of RSUs and the Q4... — read more 

Because isolated C suite (sycophants for slick consulting salesman) clowns have no idea what tech really is, even if they are tech C suite. They are spending million on tech they have never seen, haven't touched, and have only read about or seen a... — read more