My wife's company used NetSuite as its accounting system. They paid the yearly software subscription fee, plus the technical support fee. Now it's coming time to renew, and NetSuite wanted to charge 25% more than last year, with no support. They... — read more 

Our org is now a complete mess , and the workload is becoming insane, they are running everywhere without a clear plan and throw it all on IC workers , what about you how is it going ? never seen this before

To make matters worst, California admits their high speed rail to nowhere has always been a vapor con to raise taxes. You all should quit your Oracle job before they get around and fire you. Then you can hop on a Greyhound bus to Chicago, Detroit or... — read more 

In the early days of cloud i used to hear everywhere mainly coming from Amazon. The folks who came to oracle from Amazon in the early days has only one saying in every town hall, calls at oracle- "Customer obsession". I am not hearing it anymore. ... — read more 

This can only be seen in the 10Q report Here is the link to the report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI_7D7T83TQ&t=33s

CFO got a $26 million bonus after layoffs. Doesn't that negate the loss of a whole bunch of jobs?

If it's true there will be a round next week.

Layoffs incoming !!!! Time for managers to count their favorites and retain the ego strokers.

Based on my rough calculations (and acknowledging there are likely different data sources), Aria showed approximately 178K employees at the start of August. As of today, Oracle General slack channel count indicates just under 155K employees. This... — read more 

Anyone have insight? I saw Germany was announced today.

Rumour mill to confirmed that managers M2/M3 are being asked to drop to IC level. Rumor from my M5 level buddy is that the plan is to PIP these folks quickly and work them out without severance. The belief is that most won't be able to show value... — read more 

When can I start applying for Unemployment Benefits from California? If WARN ends on 6/1/2026, can I start applying for it now? Or do I need to wait till get the lump sum payment after 6/1?

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/oracle-layoff-reports-put-ai-140359566.html

The next round of layoffs in Germany was announced today. The plan is to cut 300 of the current 1,400 positions. Since Europe, and Germany in particular, has strong employment protection laws, Oracle will now negotiate the measures with the works... — read more 

They finalized my layoff on my birthday. Some gift. That tells you exactly how much they value people.

And the guys "happened to be" Indians https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/h-1b-visa-fraud-two-indian-origin-men-plead-guilty-in-california-hired-people-for-non-existent-posts/amp_articleshow/130370083.cms

The document says only laptop, power adapter, and Yubi keys need to be returned. Nothing else, right?

That's my manager. Everything is burning around us, we have so many issues, don't even get me started on layoffs-related morale drop, and all he does is ignore everything and drinks his coffee. And these are the people that are considered leadership... — read more 

This notification confirms your on the list. This gets installed 10-15 days before layoff.

The severance pay is held until the equipment is returned. It su-ks that they are taking so long to send out the return package while keeping our money.

How much premium i would end up paying for me, wife and 3 kids if I elect COBRA. Is such a family option available ? How long we can continue COBRA ? Appreciate your inputs.

For those of you that did 401K contributions, did one get done for the final April 10 paycheck? Those normally show up in my Fidelity account within a few days but I don't see one. I have not recieved a paper pay stub for April 10 yet so I can't... — read more 

The hiring managers here How many people you had not hired because candidate is above 60 years old?

Attitude, Resilience, Persistence, Demeanor, Flexibility, Volunteer, Practice your stories, Follow-up, Send thank you notes and much more. I got let go, it took me 10 months to get a new job. Take advantage of LLH career resources, take as many... — read more 

https://www.coworker.org/petitions/sign-on-1 Not sure if anyone else has seen the petition

Layoffs: Reality for the folks older than 50 New data shows 24% of people laid off between ages 50-65 can't find another job. Those who do? Average 11% pay cut. Men take 15% hits, women 7%. The wait is worse: 55-64 year olds spend 26 weeks... — read more 

It feels like tech compnies have figured out a way to make their numbers look better than they really are. They keep raising prices, which boosts reported sales, even though they are not actually selling more. So on paper it looks like growth but... — read more 

Good luck all

Nothing gets done. Priorities change by the day. Projects launch and die overnight. Key people vanish without warning. Managers are overwhelmed. I've completely checked out. No more goal-oriented work, just treading water. And I'm pretty sure most... — read more 

Just got off a call with a bunch of colleagues that were let go. Good talk but it was really surprising that some of them, after been kicked to the curb via an effing EMAIL after in some cases 20+ years are still in contact with their former team and... — read more 

I mean, it's very easy to blame bootlickers, M5s and above, but overall it doesn't seem to add up. If I am being objective about it, I have not seen anyone extraordinarily good being laid off, ie, I was not shocked on hearing about someone. Sure... — read more 

Are we eligible? What are the rules.

Let's consolidate all that we know here in this thread.

If you have grant emails there are opportunities to claim your RSU even if it is maturing in September. You have to walk through your clauses for potential claims and present to HR.

How was the list prepared ? Why another round when previous one is still going ? What percentage you are losing from your team ?

Manager favorites and ego strokers enjoy the gains !!

Any other teams having the same experience? This is nuts, I worked for a few large product orgs over last 2 decades and I've never seen it nuts like this. Oh well, maybe it's just my team, dont know.

Hey everyone, Given the recent situation, I was curious (only if you’re comfortable sharing) — how much RSU value did you end up losing due to the layoffs or unvested grants?

Does anybody know when insurance for laid off employees ends? Oracle said 4/10 UHC said 12/31/26 up until two days ago UHC now says 4/30/26