Will Oracle layoff in 2026?
The layoffs were anticipated to occur in phases, with the first taking effect in October, another in January and the final layoff on June 30, 2026, which is expected to be the final closure date of the San Jose facility
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@e9 BOHICA - military acronym for "Bend Over Here It Comes Again"
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AI replaces everyone — from fresh grads to 30-year veterans, if AI can touch your work, you’re optional.
Automation of core tasks — coding, testing, architecture, even documentation: all now “AI-friendly.”
Experience and effort don’t matter — decades of mastery won’t save you if part of your work can be automated.
Offshoring shifts risk — IDC teams in India can replicate or even improve your work, often cheaper.
Offshore rotation reduces leverage — expect IDC seniors to appear in the US, reminding you your role isn’t sacred.
Visa leverage pressures US workers — H-1B, L-1B, OPT workers are cheap and controllable; your negotiating power? Gone.
Raises are optional — no matter your level, cost-of-living adjustments are “luxuries,” even if you’re keeping the company afloat.
Expected to lead with AI — manage AI-augmented teams, but authority, budget, or real influence? Not included.
Strategic work isn’t safe either — corporate preference for lean, low-cost teams means even your “critical” projects can be outsourced, automated, or handed to IDC, leaving you replaceable.
Fallback options are limited — switch sectors? Retrain. Stay in private enterprise? Compete with AI + IDC teams while pretending your job is still secure.
The tech world shifts, AI takes flight,
Entry jobs vanish, offshore teams bite.
H-1B, L-1, OPT strings pull tight,
Even seniors feel the squeeze and fight.
Government must step in to guide our light.
@d4 new wave will start in February, negotiations are sill underway for the first batch that happened last year for some countries.
Any news about layoffs in EMEA regions?
@bg not closing Santa Clara, selling some portions, and renovating the gym and cafe’
@bg I'm wondering if they're going to do with Santa Clara what they did/are doing in Colorado Springs - send everyone home to work then sell the building. They could save jobs by eliminating buildings as much as possible. Not that they're that interested in saving jobs, I'm just saying...
They’re closing the Santa Clara facility? Since when??
Watch for re-orgs.
- Realignment makes it easier to RIF.
Watch for well respected and tenured people step aside.
- Makes it less personable
Watch for de-investment
- Makes it obvious
Watch for lack of meetings
- They can’t face the truth
RIFS are coming 2026, are you prepared!
Oracle bohica rating went to 9.70 / 10
In 2026, 55% of 1,000 U.S. hiring managers surveyed by Resume.org said they expect layoffs, and 44% anticipate that AI will be a top driver of layoffs. AI isn't the only concern when it comes to headcount reduction