This is Oracle. Layoffs are happening on a daily basis. Either accept that or move on.
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The definition of rumor, from Merriam-Webster:
1 : talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source
2 : a statement or report current without known authority for its truth
And here are some synonyms: gossip, hearsay.
but if you hear a rumour that the sun came up today
That's not a rumor. That is a fact.
If you hear a rumour about the existence of a unicorn, you would be right to be sceptical, based upon experience, but if you hear a rumour that the sun came up today, it might be meritorious of belief.
There are rumours, and then there are rumours!
In my experience, rumors more often than not are false. That's why they are called rumors and not facts.
To be certified - that’s when they lock you up for being crazy, but then, this is Oracle.
Certification? Do you get a salary bump for getting one? Otherwise why bother. Until there is a density of customers and deployments where is the value for you?
Oracle certification is useless while no customers using it. The reason they want people taking it so they can jack up the number and make potential customers think people interested in Oracle.
The Certification fetish will only result in folks being more marketable, and outside of Oracle. Just like how we treated our class of ... train them up, and the best will walk away.
should be a red flag to Mark/Safra/Clay
In case you didn't get the memo, MH passed away in 2019.
VK obsession with ridiculous OCI certification path instead of new sales and new consumption should be a red flag to Mark/Safra/Clay who did not hire him to be a headmaster
Sales is about to get hard.
Yep. Ugly rumors indicate yet another stack ranking and deep cuts in sales including OD, HW, Frisco TX, Burlington MA, cloud tech, sales engineering and all “hubs”. Good luck to all and if you can reach the escape hatch or eject button then by all means save yourself while you still can.
Sales is about to get hard. With few exceptions FY 21 actuals have been a disaster. Obviously this is exacerbated by the pandemic, but associated customer budget and spending delays, coupled with customer frustration with Oracle across the board has amplified FY 21 target shortfalls. Req freezes have already been in place for awhile and strategic cuts will continue in Q3 (and obviously also in Q1 FY 22)