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Which is it?

What about EMEA/APAC/India??? Some say other regions follow - one reply says EMEA was already informed - another says Americas only. Which is it?


Layoff running totals based on Slack

Tracking participants count #general Slack channel in Oracle One workspace, as the fastest available proxy indication of ongoing layoffs.

  • mar01-mar10: 395 layoffs, and 358 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • feb01-feb28: 943 layoffs, and 1143 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • jan01-jan31: 1604 layoffs, and 1834 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • dec01-dec31: 1031 layoffs, and 844 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • nov01-nov30: 1614 layoffs, and 1327 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • oct01-oct31: 2504 layoffs, 1762 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • sep02-sep30: 6275 layoffs, 861 additions (based on Slack regular tracking)
  • aug14-sep01: 733 layoffs (based on Slack very few data points)
  • aug01-aug14: ?2900 layoffs in IDC (based on media reports)

Regions outside IDC and NA usually have a significant delay when laid off people are disconnected from Slack (e.g. 1 month in Pacific regions, perhaps longer in some EU countries), so this is a floor estimate with additions reflected immediately, but reductions lagging behind on average.

Layoff estimates are partially part of normal attrition, but the other part of normal attrition is already hidden due to additions and removals compensate each other when they happen at the same period of time.

I will post daily in comments on the count change and running current month total while this post is still on the first page.


Will customer support survive?

Does anybody know if the customer support teams will survive these layoffs and if so, which regions are most likely to be safe?

I have heard multiple rumors and it‘s not looking promising. My manager in support keeps telling me everything will be okay, only if I start my shifts early and finish them late, then it will increase my chances of survival.

Is my manager taking advantage of me?


Regional and Market Selection criteria

I’m a former manager in the market and this is usually how ICs are selected. It’s mainly based on bonus and performance review on Workday. Top performers with a 120% bonus or above are generally safe, while those below 80% are usually in trouble.

Most ICs fall around the 100% bonus range, and that’s where the ranking list plays a big role. For managers, it’s a different story, they tend to look at who has lower OPEX, and age becomes a bigger factor for both ICs and managers.


SAS pulling the plug on certain regions . . .

Welp. Was checking my email and just got the news.

Whoever predicted that things have been a little too quiet recently was right on the money.

It's a shame, I've worked with many developers and testers from the region and have been helped countless times by them. For me this comes as a huge shock and honestly makes me pretty sad..

Hoping everyone will get along fine over there.. but damn