I’m in month 7 at my new company. It hasn’t been what I signed up for but I know others realize that as well. With that being said, I often times look back at my time at oracle. It really did a number on my mental health, my relationships, resorted... — read more
The common thread in all these posts about Oracle is
that everyone feels the experience working at the company is very positive and everyone derives great job satisfaction in their work. So good to hear! That's what life should really about anyway, right?
Layoff waves leading for a worse Recession?
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/new-wave-of-layoffs-fueling-anxiety-4830593/ Usually, recession starts with small talks of layoff's and gets into full swing of cleaning projects to Organizations and sometime the whole Company. With the mounting... — read more
Layoffs and finding a new job
I haven't been laid off before so I don't know but it'd be nice to find out: how do potential employers look at an applicant having been laid off? It's not the same thing as being fired and everybody knows that even the best employees can be... — read more
Is there ever a time anymore when we're not worried about layoffs?
These days, layoffs are always an option. Everybody good enough to find something better is leaving because nobody wants to work in a place with zero job security. It's safe to say that, at this point, Oracle has transitioned from being a company... — read more
Lots of burnout all over the place
I must be doing a triple workload at this point. Is there anyone here who isn't on the verge of burnout?
2022 Layoff Prediction Thread
What do you predict?
I'd be happy to volunteer
I know I'm not the only one. I think it would be better for everybody involved if they offered a voluntary buyout before they decide to have layoffs. I can't guarantee that enough people would accept to completely remove the need for layoffs, but... — read more
5 things to know (or so CRN thinks)
ORACLE’S POTENTIAL COST-CUTTING EFFORTS: 5 THINGS TO KNOW CRN Source below... So, 5 things: Potential Layoffs Ahead Cerner Megadeal Executive Departures Going After AWS TikTok: A Key... — read more
OA
How certain are layoffs for OA more specifically ACX? Can anyone confirm? And does anyone have a date in August?
I'm drowning in work
We're constantly losing people. We get more worked piled on and as a result I'm getting pulled in several directions at once trying to support not just mine but other people's work. It's too much. It has been too much for months but my manager... — read more
do not join Oracle if you come here
there is a reason why you come here
Projects and Divisions might Crumble
The news is all over the net. Here is one from Seeking Alpha https://seekingalpha.com/news/3855454-oracle-considering-thousands-of-layoffs-could-happen-as-soon-as-august-report More expected news and should have arrived much earlier after Cerner's... — read more
How many Does it take?
I am working very hard to support my customer’s growth and supporting their SR’s, but I am continually distracted by others. It is not enough that my management demands constant updates, and forecasts of my customer’s future consumption, but I am... — read more
Oracle Discussed Laying Off Thousands of Workers
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/oracle-discussed-laying-off-thousands-of-workers
Cheaper to retain than to hire and train
Why do companies refuse to give pay raises? We are losing people left and right and they are leaving because they can go elsewhere and get much better pay. Then we have to hire new employees at higher rates than the people that we had. They... — read more
As the corrupt Tech Giant(s) layoff ... .Industries hiring spree for tech jobs, nationwide.
During a nationwide hiring spree for technology jobs, Atlanta is among the top 10 markets for most tech jobs added, according to the latest data from IT trade association CompTIA. But even amid a red-hot job market, many in the tech industry are... — read more
Oracle Ranked #8 (Tech Company Rankin by LinkedIn)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-companies-2022-technology-information-linkedin-news/
I wish people would stop hating on Oracle
It's not perfect but let's be honest, many could do much worse than here. I've been here for more than three decades and I never felt the need to attempt to leave. The only major issue is layoffs, but if you know what you're doing and you keep your... — read more
Layoffs in Oracle Advertising/ ODC
Heard there may have been several layoffs at Oracle Advertising (former ODC). Is this true? With so many who have already left- how is possible to keep the business going? Sorry for those who got notice today. Better companies are out there for... — read more
Cerner data migration
Does oracle plan to move massive cerner data from AWS to OCI? If so, when the migration scheduled?
Do we have customers or hostages?
All my customers are complaining, all of them are working on getting off our products. This is so discouraging and makes me question everything I liked about Oracle. Oh, well...
Take your time thinking about giving us raises while more people leave for greener pastures.
Attrition is ki----g my unit and we are all burning out. forced weekend and holiday shifts eliminates work life balance. You want extra money? work weekend shifts. company pulling in tons of money, cloud services going great and no... — read more
Highly Recommend Expanding Your Horizons
I’m very happy to announce I’m no longer an Oracle employee. After five years of hard work and moving through a handful of teams with terrible management at each one, I landed a team where I was moved up to leadership and after five years of hard... — read more
A few shake ups today …
I have heard that there were a few changes within the sales consultants. Anyone impacted, or heard any further details
Is OCI Better than the rest of Oracle?
I am considering an offer but not sure. I am looking at the posts on Glassdoor and it looks like OCI is better than the rest of Oracle. Am I wrong?
Rough times with inflation and recession?
Not for all … https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/06/23/larry-ellison-oracle-billionaire-florida-home/7717443001/
Oracle Hospitality
Party is over
Layoffs will intensify
Be prepared, folks. The following 12 months will not be fun.
RIF in marketing
Going on right now, don't have too many details at this stage. Any other LoB's affected?
IF only….Oracle had positive leadership
POSITIVE LEADERSHIP IS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE As I sat in the green room a few months ago getting ready to speak to leaders of Snap Chat, Evan Spiegel, the founder and CEO, walked in to greet me and said, "Jon you came to speak to us at a crucial... — read more
A question for our sales people
How are sales right now? Do you feel the inflation / recession impacts at all?
Happy Father’s Day …
To traditional Fathers, and to those trying to fulfill the roles of two parents; enjoy your day. It is hard trying to make a living for your families, especially if you feel unappreciated, by either your family, or Oracle, but take this day to... — read more
Oracle BRM
safe?
How many were affected?
Does anyone have any insight on how many employees were affected?
Layoffs Today
What divisions had layoffs today?
Today's global strategy call was a snoozefest.
Seems like Big O's strategy moving forward is to not work on anything that anyone older than 30 is doing. Guess it's time to move along. And what the h*ll was that clown CM wearing? He looked like Eminem from 1999.
Oracle sucks
Oracle treats its employees like complete dirt. Not doing anything this year and will focus on finding a new employer. I will travel and enjoy the summer while doing the absolute minimum. Anyone else milking it for the summer?
Cloud observation
Quote - “We believe that this revenue growth spike indicates that our infrastructure business has now entered a hyper-growth phase" Is this the same infrastructure business that runs in co-lo sites, rather than their own data centres? The larger... — read more