Unrealistic deadlines and an unsustainable workload.
It feels like only people who are naturally unbothered and emotionally disconnected can survive in this kind of environment.
I can’t work that way. I care about producing high-quality work, having a real impact, and being able to have productive discussions and meaningful brainstorming. But you simply cannot do that when you’re expected to deliver a month’s worth of work in two days.
@OP I remember caring. Ah... those were the days.
It's called sociopathic behavior. This is rampant, especially in energy and utilities and construction engineering leadership.
Oracle's success or failure no longer has anything to do with the employees,
... or, it seems, the customers, most of whom are trapped by dependence on O and possibly by their license fees.
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except once Oracle goes bankrupt you can say goodbye to severance. And Larry's id--tic bet means success/failure are now 100% dependent on factors outside of the company's control.
@ed lucky to get severance compared to start-ups. @ this point is better to keep getting cash, pay monthly bills than nada
"Aren't you using Codex? You all should be using Codex by now."
- Kodi
@OP, here's the thing. Oracle's finances and debt are so freeking f*cked right now, it no longer matters how little or how hard the employees work. Oracle's success or failure no longer has anything to do with the employees, and everything to do with whether data centers can be constructed in time to capture revenue that likely won't be delivered by OpenAI anyway!
In other words, avoiding bankruptcy no longer has anything to do with Oracle employees.
So work hard or not, but meanwhile you better figure out how to GTFO before the sh*t hits the fan big-time, because I guarantee you that when it does Oracle will no longer provide severence packages at all.
It's you getting tired of pretending. It's the opposite of calling out your bosses and coworkers over ridiculous tasks - something that you want to do, but can't.
@OP expect to do the job of 2-3 or more now. For less cash of course!
Quit.
Then you need to go work on a team that has the same values. This is something you failed to interview your hiring manager on. You know that part of the interview where you get to ask questions.. that’s when you are supposed to sus out what kind of values they have