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 

Hi Larry, Maybe there is someone that lets you read this, they only thing we ever hear from you in the bottom part of your company is how many houses, cars, boats or even islands you buy. All that info is available online like here:... — read more 

Reminder that of last quarter, Software was down 20%, and Hardware down 10%. Neither is good, but Hardware is only like what, 15-20% of Oracle's total revenue stream. The Software losses are a much larger drag on overall numbers right now, to put... — read more 

Any plans for major cuts in OMC for 2017? What's known?

So according to the business press oracle's business s---s so badly that they have ramped up the Java audits to generate more revenue? Can anybody internally verify?

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers met with 13 prominent technology executives at Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday. A pool camera captured introductory remarks from Mr. Trump and the executives. What follows is a transcript: Source:... — read more 

Over the past month, several of us have been able to piece together some of what is transpiring, despite the fact that our workgroup is not based in the US. Some of this remains rumour, but much is already confirmed and underway. Oracle is, as... — read more 

So Hurd claimed on the earning call that he's building an absolutely world class service/ support organization - you folks agree?

The excitement is building: what will they announce ?

So now oracle wants to reduce the minimum pay that it has to pay people and still get subsidies from SAN Antonio from $70k to $50k, cheap, cheap, cheap. Must be these dial for dollars jobs with 50% plus turnover.

Ive been keeping an eye on the number of employees in each cost center for the past few months and im seeing pretty much no fluctuation in the employees in the US. Beginning of October 53623k employees Beginning of November 53611k employees Now 53627... — read more 

"Rather, Oracle is discontinuing work on Project RAPID at the Riata Park facility, and for that reason, must lay off the employees at the Riata Park facility who are assigned to Project RAPID and have not found alternate positions at Oracle." Project... — read more 

Heard 70 people have been laid off in Austin. Anyone have more info?

It seems that IBM supporters are FUDing again against the competition. Knowing that the new coming POWER9 is slower than the current SPARC M7, the IBM crowd has tried to combat the competition with false rumors instead. Fact is, IBM executives have... — read more