The number is larger than we assumed, so it's going to take some time to figure things out and set everything up. This'll be another long wait.
If you work at a Oracle site in California where gas prices will get outrageous expensive
You should either transfer to the Nashville TN office where gas is cheaper or look to see if Oracle plans to open an office in Saint Louis Missouri and move there where gas prices are cheaper than they are in California. You probably won’t miss... — read more
RSUs can end up _costing_ money
Given that RSUs are W2 income & taxed as such, it is very possible that an RSU could end up costing money (lowering one's net income): when It is taxed when the stock is high (at vesting) and then later value of the stock could be so low that it is... — read more
Layoffs feared as Texas tech giant secures $2.1B for restructuring
Layoffs feared as Texas tech giant secures $2.1B for restructuring https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/layoffs-feared-texas-tech-giant-103000491.html
Meta to lay off 20% of workforce according to internal sources
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/meta-planning-sweeping-layoffs-ai-costs-mount-2026-03-14/
Show of hands
Who else pivoted from being terrified of layoffs to hoping to be laid off just to get out of this mess in the last couple of months or so?
I received a layoff notice shortly before I got off work today. A person came
to my desk and identified herself as Oracle HR. She handed me a 4-page document. HR women told me it was a layoff notice she was handing me and said it is also referred to as a warn, whatever that means.
Severance in the US
Severance packages in the US have been consistent over the years: 2-4 weeks plus 1 week for every year of service, capped at 26 weeks. Plus one free month of cobra. Garden leave was a new benefit in 2025, which kept the dejobbed on payroll and... — read more
Lay offs
So, I see the layoffs but they been hiring 100s to a 1000 plus of Data Center Technicians recently? Maybe the smart idea is to just say hey I’m gonna transfer to Abilene as a Tech and then after the layoff say megamind something came up.
Why are we even alive?
Nothing going our way. So much has changed in an year, what happens next year? How can humans take revenge on AI?
How long before it happens here?
I’m sure you’ve seen the news about the Amazon debacle where AWS was taken down for half a day by an AI mistake. This will not be an isolated incident. Expect more of this as companies keep replacing experienced employees with flawed AI systems. Why... — read more
Oracle Allocates Extra $500 Million to Cover Restructuring Costs
It means more layoffs than originally expected The company is shrinking parts of its workforce in response to the increased efficiency of AI models
What does severance look like?
Some of the news feeds reporting 18 months and other generous offerings?
Ai is code for executive incompetence
And Oracle is tops https://youtu.be/a1Vd85ilWiI
Why would 3/31 be the date?
Doing layoffs on a Tuesday after a payday? I keep seeing it reiterated by people on Reddit
I've been losing my mind for months
Not anymore. We've been through round after round of layoffs, always knowing worse was coming. I care more about my sanity than this job, and definitely more than this miserable company.
Not waiting on layoffs anymore
It is obvious layoffs are going to be massive. Maybe they will not happen all at once, but they are coming. I am done waiting. After 15 years here, I sent out my first applications yesterday and will keep doing it every day. It breaks my heart... — read more
ORACLE $2.1 BILLION IN RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES -- Oracle 10Q (March 2026)
Oracle 10Q (March 2026) ORACLE $2.1 BILLION IN RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES Fiscal 2026 Oracle Restructuring Plan During the first nine months of fiscal 2026, our management approved, committed to, initiated and further... — read more
Burn Those Tokens!
Burn em up. Spend as many AI tokens as humanly possible. Analyze all your repos and generate charts and docs etc. Basically you have a free pass to burn as many tokens as possible. Collectively we all have a responsibility to spend as much AI dollars... — read more
Extracting my past owed pay increases
For the past year I’ve done such a little amount of work it’s comical. Maybe an hour or two per day. I call into meetings and then play on my phone. I ignore pretty much everything exec management tells us and then cash the paycheck. I’ll continue... — read more
Oracle layoffs could reach 45000
https://investinglive.com/stocks/oracle-layoffs-could-reach-45000-as-ai-replace-database-engineering-roles-job-loss-flood-20260312/amp/
Can you retain your grants if layoff happens 2 months ahead of your vesting date ?
Any experienced ? Given notice period of 2 months , Can you retain your grants if layoff happens 2 months ahead of your vesting date ? or you get forfeited ?
How to survive latest drama at Oracle
Lay low don’t attach any undo attention to yourself. Do not trust or talk to coworkers. Under no circumstances should you help coworkers. Those that struggle stand out and will end up layoff candidate. When its survival mode, it’s either sink or... — read more
47 to 3 Rule
Does any one knows what is 47 to 3 rule in Oracle
Oracle Was My Dream Job until I Worked There
I’ve been watching the news about layoffs at Oracle and it brought back a lot of memories. Years ago, working at Oracle was my dream job. It was one of the most prestigious names in tech and I was excited to be part of it. But the reality, at least... — read more
Gizmodo article downsizing product teams
https://gizmodo.com/oracle-will-downsize-its-product-teams-because-of-ai-2000732097
Those saying they will do the bare minimum
Wouldn't it be better to actually do your best till whenever you are at Oracle so that you don't have regrets later or you won't wonder if karma has come to bite you when something goes wrong in the future.
Oracle UAE, Qatar
I was said that ca. 50% of Oracle UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), and Qatar will be cut. This is due the conflict but also full reorg there to align with priorities said during Q3 calls. So sad, for the people. My friend from Oracle Dubai said, that everyone... — read more
Want to bet the vast majority of cuts will come from among us?
Senior management will remain untouched, as usual. For every executive who keeps their job, dozens of us will have to go. They'll go by the numbers to make their selections, which means the better you are, and therefore the more you're paid, the... — read more
They want us to quit
It has never been this clear. The constant stress, the worrying, the intentional withholding of information, all of it feels designed to push people to the edge until they finally say fu-k it and quit. If they can get enough people to simply walk... — read more
Restructuring Plan increased from $1.6bn to $2.1bn. $1.1bn in layoffs guaranteed in Q4
Check the 10-Q ORCL has increased the budget for restructuring Look at https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/751a926c-6f62-4baf-8f51-80cbcafdc616.pdf and search for "Restructuring Plan" $982m has been spent from a budget of... — read more
Oracle Health the worst product of the lot is apparently the face of the company.
https://hitconsultant.net/2025/08/22/klas-report-oracle-health-faces-customer-losses-and-declining-satisfaction/
Well, that was useless
I think we can safely say that we now know exactly as much about more layoffs as we did before the earnings. Yes, we have some numbers, and we know some changes are coming, but when it comes to when, where, and how many, we're still in the same exact... — read more