I was let go recently and I am planning to start my new company. Its very difficult to find job in today's market. Enjoy your Holidays. Get ready for January/Feb. Prepare for your interviews. If you are 40+, my better suggestion for you is to start... — read more 

Half the company could disappear tomorrow if we just removed everyone who only goes to meetings and relays updates. Let the ones who actually do the work run things for a change.

"Despite India layoffs, Oracle co-founder says AI will 'enhance capabilities, not replace' humans" read the headlines ... Tell that to all those untimely ripped from their jobs... They sure feel replaced, rejected and condemned!

Looks like the rumors were true, bunch of people in CZ NetSuite are getting a Business update meeting on Monday. Though the number of affected people seems to be relatively low. Stay strong and make the best of it.

Do you think the QAs and testers roles are saved or are planned to be replaced by AI?

That’s interesting is that Oracle now brands itself as “OCI AI Infrastructure” and calls itself a “real AI company.” But Oracle has no proprietary AI models (unlike Meta, Google, or Microsoft) and no in-house chips (Meta has, Microsoft soon will... — read more 

I have been here long enough to see how much things have changed, and it is hard not to miss what Oracle used to be. I still try to find reasons to stay, but each year it gets tougher to feel proud of the work. I keep hoping leadership will turn... — read more 

fun fun...... Restructuring Budget (FY 2026): Up to $1.6 billion Implied Layoffs: ~10,000 – 20,000 employees (depending on mix of roles and regions) Early FY 2026 confirmed layoffs: ≈ 3,000 – 5,000 publicly reported so far Remaining reductions... — read more 

Fun time, but I sure won't miss Oracle and all its nonsense....

Steve Miranda made it pretty clear today at its keynote in AI that support role are going to be replaced by an ai agent. Skill up and start looking. Don't be a fool.

Apparently leaders are being asked to stack rank their people in US (October 2025). …Assuming this includes Canada too.

Up to 250 positions will be affected, as announced by Germany HR last week. Tech LOB affected most with up to 90 positions.

Presentation by MS backed by LE. Supported by JL and TKA SM is no longer in picture in recent discussions. Any gossips or anything cooking ?

One of the first things I did after getting laid off was to request my phone contract be transferred from Oracle to a personal account. I followed the Oracle instructions and it's all good, except I have no idea how to unlock my iPhone (and neither... — read more 

Not just in the last round, but since January?

On reddit one user asked if they had implemented an AI Agent in production in a Fusion application and in comments the responses are that this is still in a testing phase on a customer site when they submit SRs and „it’s anything but a success”... — read more 

Can somebody please tell me where these rumors about more layoffs are coming from? Are they about other areas, or is this US related? I honestly don’t know how much longer I can take this. I’m a complete nervous wreck.

Is it true the there were layoffs in Oracle Labs Brisbane ?

Barron's: Genius or Cliff Dive (Larry Ellison’s $300 billion dollar AI Power Play) Oracle is riding the AI wave like a rocket, with the stock up 373% in 3 years, a reported $300B dollar OpenAI contract, and a backlog exploding to 455B dollars... — read more 

I'm incredibly frustrated. I got the news last Wed, but my "official" last day is the 15th and they said that's when I'll receive the termination letter...Very annoyed because my paycheck this week was half of what it should have been, since I was... — read more 

Oct09 4am UTC - Oct10 12pm UTC totals: 746 additions. October totals: 832 layoffs, and 971 additions. Methodology and day-by-day breakdown is in comments. Early October so far, additions exceeded layoff floor estimate.

When will the Work Councils announce the layoffs to employees?

HW returned already. What's the ETA of final settlement ?

Currently, I'm a tech support engineer for a Fusion team that supports an Oracle product for our customers. I don't want to go into too much detail, but no one seems to be worried, why??????? Are they stupid or is it just me that is realizing its... — read more 

Source below... According to the Challenger layoff report, US hiring is at its lowest since the Great Recession, with nearly 1 million layoffs this year. AI gets the blame, but the deeper cause is decades of offshoring, financial engineering, and... — read more 

Is there a cool down period after layoff at Oracle. If I got terminated and collected my severance , how long before I get rehired ?

After each round of cuts I stopped doing something, whether it's the overtime or the extra polishing that used to matter to me. At first I fought to keep standards up, then I realized it was nothing but self punishment. Now I guard my time and try... — read more 

I have long seen a strong resemblance between James Bond and our job as Account Executives. The mission is tough, failure can strike at any time, yet, like James, we rely on special skills and talent to survive. Mission after mission, year after... — read more 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEA7vQKJ8aQ

Signed up for COBRA today, after Oracle delayed for too long sending the details on that. They said technically I don't have insurance until the provider is notified that I have signed up, and that can take up to a week (retroactively I am covered)... — read more 

Was let go along with a few of my colleagues. I was not expecting anything different from management. Sent my stupid worthless laptop they think is more precious than people. Hope everyone is doing well. I have 2 kids and it hurts me to see them in... — read more 

Was his message: We did a few layoffs to invest in ai, but it was not performance based AND our focus for the next 6 months is to integrate AI in all our code so that they can more easily get rid of us?

Will the layoffs hit the GRC staff? I remember on May 2025 they announced the support will no longer be delivered to customers, so it switches on user’s responsibility. Is GRC employees included in layoffs plan?

Is that a certainty by now?

Both counties seen quite calm still. Any piece of news on the room?

Anyone feeling comfortable sharing what org and group they were just laid off from? 😬😬 They’ve really done a number on Deal Managers, Deal Specialists, SalesHelp, Deal Desk in the last couple years, but the last two rounds of layoffs I’m shocked... — read more 

I still can’t figure out for the life of me how they pick who stays and who goes when it's time for cuts. Some of the best people I’ve ever worked with got cut while the dead weight’s is still around, completely unbothered. Throwing names in a hat... — read more 

Have there been any? Seems odd we have been spared so far.

Oracle’s strategy is firmly established from its earnings notice, with a clear commitment to continuing as a leader in the infrastructure space. The key upcoming changes include: Expanding headcount in data centers and OCI (Oracle Cloud... — read more