Thread regarding Oracle Corp. layoffs

@10f better yet line up something new/better while you still have your job at Oracle and then leave. Oracle is going to crash. Hard.

no financial advantage in leaving of my own accord over being laid off with no severance, so would rather stick around for the lolz in that case

@m5

On your first point, I have noticed that some of the "market analysts" work for enterprises who are deeply leveraged in AI financing/investing themselves. E.g., I read a quote from an "analyst" at BofA today who still sounded really bullish on AI. Turns out BofA has "helped raise close to $500 billion in capital for AI-related firms since 2025" ( https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/bank-of-america-bankrolls-ai-ventures-after-initial-skepticism/ )

Moral of that story - take everything published about the AI bubble with a gigantic grain of salt.

On the second point, of course that does not apply globally, however how long have we been hearing from US based employees on this board who use the excuse that they aren't leaving and are instead "waiting for the package"? Those folks need to wake up.

Times are tough and there is a common tendency of rationalizing inaction given that it is so much easier than re-tooling.

Good luck.

First of all, market analysts currently think ORCL is undervalued with market pessimism not matching the fundamentals. So people who've been laid off and hoping Oracle is going to collapse are speaking more out of hurt than reality.

Second of all, the "without severence" thing doesn't apply in every jurisdiction. In Europe, governments cover the statutory settlements if a company goes bust. So that's just terrible advice.

@am
OP here. I would rather see people make the effort to take control over their own lives and careers instead of cowering and waiting for the other shoe to drop. Unfortunately, the tendency is for people to do the latter.

OP, I am not saying that you are wrong about Oracle but why do you care so much about the decisions other people are making? If all of the things you predict happen Oracle won't be the only company in trouble. The US economy, and specifically the stock markets, has been running too hot for too long and a correction is likely. Not a great time to be changing jobs. If Oracle were to reduce headcount by an additional 40% over the next few years 60% of the jobs will still exist.

Wait and see what happens during the midterm elections. Life as we know it could get worse really fast. Washington will become a bigger sh!t show than ever and the American people will pay the price regardless of their political beliefs.

@OP, sounds like you are really talking about the Oracle Doormat Principle.