Read Gartner’s comments about Oracle. They brutally blunt. https://www-theregister-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.theregister.com/AMP/2022/11/01/gartner_cloud_magic_quadrant_2022/?amp_js_v=0.1#webview=1&cap=swipe

https://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-layoffs-200-employees-2022-11

Well it was what it was

What GBUs are impacted under Mike Sicilia? Thanks!

Was told I have 15 days to look for a new position

Seeing several posts about layoffs via group meetings which I’m skeptical about since we haven’t seen that yet and none of the posters are giving any kind of details that someone on the inside would have. If this is real, I’m sorry that this is... — read more 

Last minute invite to a meeting with HR, SVP, and executive personnel later today.

So who gets laid off…people invited to the town hall or those meeting with manager?

Raise your hand if you're on the list. It's severance day!

In VK org.

Will anyone hold Oracle to account for how it treats employees, or are investors just there to sip champagne, eat caviar, and gloat in the fact that RIFs will maximize their investment?

Top elite rival firms such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon or top consulting firms such as BCG, Accenture, McKinsey etc… and some startups too use “Move up or move out” policy based on bell-curve evaluation performance system against their peers, even... — read more 

The days of building offices and people actually wanting to come in is probably over.... When most of us can do exactly the same thing from anywhere in the world and not have to commute, deal with traffic, parking, buying lunch, paying $6/gallon for... — read more 

Happy Halloween week, Oracle employees! Besides the goblins and ghouls roaming your doorsteps this week, be prepared for tricks and treats from HR, for its the scariest story of them all: Layoffs! Of course, there’s no surprise ending with this one... — read more 

We have a great History! We have won quite a few championships. There is a certain swagger to our steps, but we are not playing in the World Series. Oracle has decided to dump player contracts, but that earns you no wins. It is time to replace... — read more 

explaining current major restructuring as explained in this article: https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/10/28/excited-about-the-work-oracle-cloud-is-doing-not-s/

I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked that since Monday! I want to say, sorrow and sadness, bitterness grief, or as Gordon Lightfoot would say … The way I feel is like a robin Whose babes have flown to come no more Like a tall oak tree alone... — read more 

Seem like an incompetent bunch many of them or only middle management?

Negative emotions, confusion, breakdown of productivity are all completely understandable since effective communication isn't a priority here at all. We constantly have situations where there is a discrepancy between what is said and what is... — read more 

At the end of the day, LE and SC report to Wall Street not to its employees ; it’s just business and they could not care less about the consequences on the communities and families; Unfortunately this is how business and America work: there are... — read more 

It is all to easy to think of this in abstract terms, but Oracle is not hurting. They are getting what they want. Oracle is in control. This comes down to people. Our friends and colleagues who must now scramble to find health coverage, figure... — read more 

Most companies layoff sooner or later. What is remembered by employees is how they were treated while there and how they were treated during the layoff. What Oracle has missed all these years is not just their making things contentious with the... — read more 

Someone thinks that it will be losing its DB market share to cloud rivals and I agree. Although I think that the company will face many more issues in the coming period.

So far we have only heard North America, Europe, and some APAC. How is the rest of the world doing? Does Oracle even have enough people to RIF in LATAM, Middle East, or Africa?

The guy who sang “It Never Rains in Southern California”. With the move of HQ, we need a new release, because this week shows just how true the song remains. Seems it never rains in Southern Austin Texas Seems I've often heard that kind of talk... — read more 

The folks who were pushing how wonderful Cloud World was going to be, what a bright new future was ahead of us, how visionary our leadership was. Probably laid off, along with several presenters and Directors!

The number isn’t announced yet. They were given 1 week notice.

I wonder if the leadership has any vision for the future of this company, or if they only care about the money in their pockets? Unfortunately, I don't think they care too much about the future of Oracle.

Let's count the ways this company is scary: Little to no communication about the broader going ons. Layoffs that form via rumor and drop like an ax. Constant fluffing up versus the competition despite little proof. A workforce that... — read more 

It's a bit ugly to say that because there are many who, despite everything, care about this job, but I would be grateful to get paid to leave here. Oracle has long been just wasting my time and draining my energy. If I knew what to do to get on the... — read more 

The Remarkable Autonomous Database: Self driving, Self securing, Self updating So much so that we don’t need humans to install, run or maintain, let alone configure! Grid forbid! Perhaps that is why two database support teams were ‘Self Riff’d’... — read more 

In the previous Quarter results meeting, LE told that there are some major customers who are migrating from AWS to OCI and their identity will shock you. I didn't get any further updates on the shocking news yet, can anyone share?

However by doing so, rivals, such as Microsoft has tried with Azure, could convert their clients to switch to their own DB using conversion tools; if this can be done fairly easily, it seems this new Oracle cloud strategy seems risky and Oracle could... — read more 

The entire event was a snooze - announcing a bunch of me to services and the keynotes seemed like they were all from the Mainframe era. Trying to deflect with all the hybrid cloud talk which is still discounting cloud. Nobody wants to pay for... — read more 

stop talking, jump off the ship now.

Buckle up for more layoffs to come. What is totally demoralizing is that they are cutting some of the best performers. What a mistake! Not only they may never be able to attract such quality and capable people again, but - what message is Oracle... — read more