My LinkedIn feed has been filled with pictures and comments about how great the Oracle kickoff was in Vegas this week. Followed by posts and repost of great economic news of a record year of sales.
Am I the only one who finds it offensive that in the face of tens of thousands of people laid off since August of 2025 that our former coworkers and executives celebrated what appears to have been an excellent year while those impacted by the layoff, got to watch both big spending in Vegas and outstanding numbers.
I understand they made a big deal out of the fact that partners footed the bill for the most part for SKO, but the optics are terrible and probably not 100% true.
My last comment would be that for rank-and-file employees that do not benefit the same way that say the new CFO , the C-Suite or other senior executives do reposting that material is hilarious. Don’t think you’re anything more than a name on a spreadsheet.
What it really is is just a stark reminder that these types of companies just keep moving. Meanwhile terrible severance packages versus Meta and longtime employees trying to figure out what happened and why they’re on the outside.
The fact that they went forward after all that restructuring with the week that they did says it all!!!