I was part of an Oracle acquisition of a small company. I was only there a year or so. So we got purchased by oracle. The id--ts in charge lied and a forged all the documents they suggested our partners signed. I only knew the people at my company a... — read more 

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/put-america-first-trump-warns-google-microsoft-to-halt-hiring-in-india-and-china-11753357915309.html

Just a question, I'm not aware of anything happening. With the layoff packages, I think you get 4 weeks to look internal for another position. Do those 4 weeks count as time at Oracle. For example, if you vest 3 weeks after you were laid off... — read more 

Oh. Major share price hike. So much cash from FY25 they don't know what to do with it. Safra cashes a bucket load of shares in (billion+). Oh. No focal :-)

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/oracle_java_users_audited/?td=rt-3a Recently my company started talking about moving to open source. Any other strong justifications to ditch Java for good?

It looks like Rob is gone and CX folded under Chris into existing structure, which probably means redundancy and massive lay-offs. Right before RSU vesting period. CX can never catch a break.

none state government received WARN notices. facing WARN violation and OWBPA violations. if get impacted, leave your contact here, get contacted by litigation attorneys.

What I’ve learned in that time is pretty simple: effort and knowledge don’t matter. What matters is who you know. You can be terrible at your job, but if you’ve got the right connections, you’re set. Meanwhile, the people actually doing the work get... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/oracle-signed-cloud-services-deal-worth-30-billion-a-year

Big O wants everything in Fusion by Oct. 31. I will not be surprised if layoffs begin right after that.

Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphizing Larry Ellison. You need to think of Larry Ellison the way you think of a lawnmower. You don't anthropomorphize your lawnmower, the lawnmower just mows the lawn. You stick your hand in there and it'll... — read more 

Oracle is one of the worst low payer in product industry. Even service companies pay a lot more than this Product company. Unless you are on a visa bounded situation or on a personal issue it should be ok for any one to get a release.

Link below (config guide) Module Purpose This module enables HR teams to plan, process, and manage employee layoffs and recalls within the Labor Administration function of Oracle PeopleSoft. It includes capabilities for defining layoff parameters... — read more 

Honest question --- are these layoffs really about cost? Or are they about reclaiming unvested RSUs? top performers typically hold more equity, which ironically puts a target on their backs when finance starts looking for the proverbial... — read more 

I think after the resource actions the reps left in DPR and OCI are fighting for next year's spot. These quotas set us up for failure again this year. Is this the plan? Where is the motivation. I actually like the company and products but how does... — read more 

Shame on Oracle for the mishandling of the June 2025 layoffs. The communication was disorganized and inconsistent—my direct manager told me one thing, while their superior gave me conflicting information. For a company that sells Human Capital... — read more 

By Ashley Stewart Jun 13, 2025, 4:36 PM ET Oracle appointed two new presidents SEC filings show. The people are considered part of a succession plan for the cloud company. Oracle shares recently reached a record high, reflecting its renewed... — read more 

What is a typical RSU grant for OCI IC5/6 for a top performed?

Former Oracle refugee. Curious about current and ex oracle people. Is this pop real or related to… Cloud growth AI partner Vertex and health services Layoffs Leadership Analysts underestimated O Luck About time Still not in top 5 cloud but getting... — read more 

Several people have been let go from my team over the past six months, and others have left for different companies or even different industries entirely. We're missing several critical roles, and nobody seems to care. I haven’t felt like I’m working... — read more 

Lately, I’m so drained after work that even laundry feels impossible. Weekends just mean extra sleep. Anyone else feeling like this? It’s not burnout yet, but it’s close.

https://www.waka.com/2025/06/03/oracle-to-lay-off-65-workers-in-montgomery-at-end-of-june/

Apple developers reject Java, claim big savings from switch to Swift An internal Apple developer team revealed in a new case study that “Java’s memory management approach no longer aligns with our growing demands and efficiency goals.” The team is... — read more 

From 2014 to 2024, Oracle’s revenue rose from $38 billion to $53 billion, a nominal increase of 38%. Let's adjust for inflation: 35 % cumulative U.S. inflation over the same period, soooo - this translates to just 2.5% real growth over 10 YEARS!!!... — read more 

... keep this in mind - the situation isn’t great, i'd say it's bad... There have been ongoing layoffs across multiple units - hardware, cloud, CX - and job security feels unstable (been like this for a while). Even high performers and top... — read more 

Even if it does happen, you’ll get through it - I did.. I was laid off last year, & it turned out to be the best thing for me. landed a job with better pay, real respect, & work I don’t hate waking up for.

I’ve seen top performers, people with glowing reviews and huge contributions, get shown the door, while others who are cheaper but way less productive keep their spots. It’s like being great at your job has become a risk, not a reward. If this sounds... — read more 

I didn't write this, but spot on....keep wasting time. Before you know it, you wondered what you ever achieved. "So Daddy, what did you do the last 20 years....um...I'm not sure honey....go have some candy." hahahahahahhaaa "One of the main reasons... — read more 

The writing’s on the wall with AI. Your skills are getting more obsolete every day and so many are doing nothing about it. I've been spending 90 percent of my free time for the past year learning new skills and now I have options. If I'm hit in the... — read more 

https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major 5% unemployment for computer science and computer engineering = 15% unemployment for US kids.

Hardware team once again was impacted - up to 2/3 of Sales Reps and Managers let go (or given until mid-June to find another job). No details on what happens to the remaining team.

No thank you for the amazing year. I just closed a 6 figure deal a few days ago and they do this to me today. It's pathetic. They are like you have 3 weeks to move internally or your out. Corporate doensnt care about you. We are expendible.

I come here to see that people have been laid off in some groups, and yet we heard nothing about it officially. None of us had any idea, and cuts were happening. This is not the first time this has happened. Now it is not enough to have to worry... — read more 

What's wrong with you guys??? SC fired all the engineers and no one did the work? https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/oci_outage_europe/

Oracle is always a late entrant in technology and good in copying. In Cloud it was late but during Covid it gained momentum . If not Covid , Oracle would be dead in water. Same with AI. Everyone is boasting the buzzwords without actual content or... — read more 

Got caught up in the latest round of layoffs - May 16th (May 30 end date). Product Development. Curious how many dive back in and how many take the package and head to greener pastures.

I saw the max salary for IC5 is $251k in the job descriptions of OCI group, now I have two questions. If someone already drawing base pay more than $251k, will OCI beat the base pay disregarding the salary brackets. If not, will OCI hire... — read more 

I know people at Oracle that haven't grown in 10-20 years. Like same position. This article came across my feed. I was just curious if people think it's true. Only way I saw people get promoted when I was there was to kiss butt and back stab... — read more 

Anyone else suspect there will be no focal this year?

They favor one of their favorite employees(the Elite), and treat the others as sh-t. I predict RBR will do down soon, same as Oracle :)