https://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-cloud-layoffs-america-roles-hit-hardest-leaked-doc-2026-9
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Dude, it is Berkeley. You go there for a degree in activism, not for one that requires any actual abilities in logic or mathematics.
@cw not real engineers. Developers
Should O or MANGO hire more talents that still NEED help with basic algebra ????? ;0);0);0);0);0)
OMG! UC Berkeley students still need help with basic algebra. About a dozen students reportedly struggled to solve the middle-school-level equation 7x−5=9 as reported by EdSource: https://edsource.org/2026/reinstate-sat-uc-admissions/760013
So as per the article Developer, engineer roles are vulnerable to AI, especially as AI tools have become increasingly proficient at coding, with some forecasting that Big Tech companies could eventually cut as many as 50% of their engineers.
@a2 There's a 26 week cap. After various deductions, the number may not be the big one the you think or imagine.
@ag More like American Ignorance tbf!!
Yes, age discrimination but they threw in a 1/3 of younger workers to guard themselves against suits.
AI has been rebranded into American Intelligence.
It’s all older people getting RIF.
Define “big severance”.
If you really think you can prove it, then go for a lawsuit. But after 30 years, it’s a big severance to pass up.
I’d take the money and run (off into retirement).
At O for 30 years. Got the 6am email last week. My peers who also got the email all were > 55 years old with at least 20 years at O. Managers seemingly didn’t care based on lack of communication. Writing is on the wall folks.