I’ll shed some light on what I got offered this week: On the payroll till end of Jan. Two months compensation after termination. Additionally, we are all given: Medical 6 weeks after termination date.

How many times did Larry mention AWS? Embarrassing. If it was a drinking game everyone would have been plastered. AWS CEO did not even mention Oracle in his keynote at re:Invent yesterday. Shows how irrelevant Oracle’s

Laid off employees get: 17 weeks of pay Healthcare through March Visa workers have March 1 as final termination date Immediate vesting of stock LJE and SC are of course, too busy to care about you. Good luck to those getting cut... — read more 

Oracle has put some of its Pleasanton offices up for lease, as first reported by the San Francisco Business Times. The five-story, 185,700-square-foot building at 5805 Owens Drive is reportedly about half of its real estate in the area... — read more 

Myself and another member of my team both got (separate)15 minute meeting invites with our manager for today. This is highly unusual and has me very, very concerned. Anybody else get one for today?

Unfortunately, Oracle is very much stuck in the past and I completely agree with everyone who thinks that the company has been unsuccessfully trying to find its next innovation since 1995. Some find arguments in the size of the company... — read more 

I hope there haven't been any changes in the severance policy lately. Can someone confirm?

This company would absolutely lay you off while you're in the middle of a holiday party or opening your kids' Christmas gifts. I believe the brutality is in the company DNA. If they haven't announced any layoffs internally since August, what makes... — read more 

It is understandable that people ask who the target groups might be, but unfortunately, we already know that no one should feel safe except maybe the management, who in my opinion are one of the main reasons for the cuts because they have no... — read more 

Knowing how brutal LJE, SC, and their spreadsheets are along with the state of the economy, it's better to be safe than sorry. They + middle management + your boss do not care about you. Good luck this week.

Oracle employees, I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving break and didn't spend too much money on Black Friday, because the Ghost of Christmas Future is coming. That's right—it's LAYOFF time! Because LJE and SC can hardly run a business these days, you... — read more 

This thread is for info about potential Oracle layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

How long can you trade or release players without firing the coaches or the general manager. We all know that you can’t fire the owner, but people can stop coming to the games. Stop ticket subscriptions!

The media says Oracle needs to layoff employees to increase shareholder value. Arguably though, what is the shareholder value they speak of? Oracle customers are only here because they bought something years ago and abandoning their use would be... — read more 

It’s hard to understand that Oracle has a negative mgjt style & they make themselves look bad when they defend themselves, degrade others. Positive leadership is not weak as they seem to think. Accountability, motivation, incentives, setting... — read more 

It's true that O is in trouble in several areas, but I wonder if RIFs are the only solution. Leadership seems to think so and doesn't look for any other solutions, which is really frustrating.

Termination minus seven days!

In fact, I'm glad that all the talented people left a long time ago, but I also envy them a little for that. If I got a solid opportunity, I wouldn't hesitate to leave. This place is no longer good for mental health. I believe that an... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/here-s-what-the-oracle-layoffs-mean-for-orcl-stock/ar-AA14q5Dq

https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/23/edinburgh_university_oracle_investigation/

EXCLUSIVE ENTERPRISE Cisco Faces Resistance to Software Bundles from Cost-Conscious Companies By Aaron Holmes For years, Cisco has relied on a widely used tactic to drive sales: The enterprise tech giant pitches customers on large bundles of products... — read more 

To one and all. From the level of activity on this board, it is obvious that some folks are already taking time off. Enjoy, and come back fortified for December 1st. We have much to be Thankful for!

Elon Musk will hire 5,000 engineers in India to replace those he terminated. They have neither the tribal knowledge, best practices, or understanding of the culture that was created. It's just like how Larry and Safra have managed this past Oracle... — read more 

Chance of prediction for another round before end of this year or early next year? Please add below format: %chance - org department

To be very good at what you do. It cuts two ways! First, because you are so good, you can be vert comfortable in your role, and not feeling the pressure to expand and grow your skills. You may be disinclined to seek out other employers, or even... — read more 

What is the employee activity vs employee productivity in your team

The old Oracle Is left to die They know that can’t compete. Things have changed and they accept that & do not want to throw good money at what know will no longer work Didn’t take long after CloudWorld for it to be known that Cloud isn’t what... — read more 

Hello All - I work in the IT department of a Fortune 500 company that is not a competitor. I wanted to see if I could learn what other Fortune 500 companies did in 2021 and 2022 in terms of adjusting pay due to rising inflation.  My company has... — read more 

It's Thanksgiving this week in the United States, which means three days of torture instead of the usual five. For some Oracle employees, Thursday will be to give thanks that they have a stable job within Cerner. For others, Thursday will be... — read more 

Now that Twitter is under Elon I’ve heard the all of Twitter with MySQL is going to move over to OCI. This explain the cuts in OCI. Anyone from OCI can confirm this?

Gee, that seems realistic LOL https://accelerationeconomy.com/cloud-wars/how-oracle-will-reach-65-billion-heres-the-plan/

Not even our upper management will let people go the week of Thanksgiving, at least in the States. International folks may not be so lucky! This week will probably be devoted to reviewing the list provided to managers as to who will be chopped... — read more 

It’s hard for me to tell people I work at Oracle. How about you? Customers hate us cause we treat them like cr-p. We are tired and legacy - so 2004. We denied cloud. And we have an embarrassing old narcissistic spokesperson. I only have two years... — read more 

Why? Amazon 10k cut Twitter. 3.75k cut Cisco. 4K I am not happy with the cuts at OCI. Oracle is burning too much cash there. Guys at OCI, you are eating our lunch. We want you to be more profitable so that non OCI divisions can share the profit... — read more 

Oracle employees, you can do this too and watch Larry's investment crater. https://twitter.com/HaysKali/status/1593425305464541186

I hear more and more cases of people taking such a risk. I would never dare to do something like that, especially now.

As one who left Oracle this year after having enough quite frankly and no job lined up, I can tell you it's going to be OK. If you are a faith based person lean on it and your family. Don't fret. Put thing into action. Breathe and take that walk and... — read more 

In this time let us remember those whose celebration has been darkened through losing their jobs this quarter. They face a subdued celebration and an even bleaker Christmas.