Many departments and orgs across Oracle were mandated just before the Christmas break to “give back” significant portions of their 2H 2020 budgets. Translation: cut drastically and cut rapidly. Some departments’ expenses are being cut up to 50%... — read more 

Is there anyone out there who has followed the VPs that went off to Google with TK?

Heartbreaking. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Oracle-RVW31079984.htm

Happy New Year everybody! No major layoff this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 25,276. Keep looking!

For those of us who have found a way out of Oracle. What would it take for you to work with the same manager you left? Lots of cash? Better people to work with? Act of God?

Im a new member (1yr) in one of the support org. By this time realized that we wont get any salary hike or bonus yearly, overtime (some do, based on mgr pref), lot of politics, mgr doesn't care if u r not his fav. Just felt like not care, no value... — read more 

I was let go from Oracle but have found that my skills transferral to other businesses does not work so I'm trying to figure out how to get back in. Has anybody left and came back? How did you get back in?

After being laid off by Oracle it was tough to find a new job in the same role. True, for personal reasons I stayed with Oracle for 10 years after being acquired, I had kept my resume up to date, but it wasn't until I interviewed for jobs with... — read more 

No major layoffs this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 25,276. Happy New Year everybody and much success finding new jobs!

Keep spreading the rumors! Helps me out ;) Half my team is gone now working jobs they hate because they listened to these kinds of rumors. While I still have a job for the foreseeable future at Oracle due to our teams profits and small headcount... — read more 

At the software giant, buybacks have spurred a lot of borrowing and spending. Executive chairman and co-founder Larry Ellison’s company has spent roughly $75 billion to buy back stock since its 2016 fiscal year, and $41 billion over the last five... — read more 

I know a guy who was hired by OCI then got RIFed in March 2019, then hired by UBER than got RIFed in Sept 2019, not he is working for G. What's your plan B?

Is there a department or a specific position (outside of the C-suite) where people can spend their days simply working instead of having to split their energy between that and worrying about their jobs? And if there is, are they hiring? I'd be... — read more 

Rumor has it Oracle is selling off divisions mid April. Telco stack including BRM. Fire sale as Oracle is primarily shedding dead weight and cutting expenses to the bone. Old tech stack getting pruned. Siebel, people soft etc ... out. ... — read more 

Heh. You are FAR too optimistic, my friend. S.C. is three steps ahead of you already. The spreadsheet analysis has been done. The first round of layoffs for calendar year 2020 begins on Tuesday, January 7th. S.C. has already circulated memos... — read more 

No major layoffs this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains 25,276. Happy Holidays everybody!

Google Brass Set 2023 as Deadline to Beat Amazon, Microsoft in Cloud - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/google-brass-set-2023-as-deadline-to-beat-amazon-microsoft-in-cloud

Its time. Its time for a 1.2 trillion company, Microsoft, to buy Oracle. Every single customer wants this. It would also make sense. This is the power move. Do it now, Oracle, while the company is worth 180 billion on paper. Microsoft would then... — read more 

Employee feedback items, source below. There are 31 entries, which one do you like the best? Like this thread if you want me to post this summary once a month. Senior Account Executive in Austin, TX This is a large organization and like... — read more 

SC as the sole CEO and now in charge of sales that she knows nothing about has decided that sales is too blood expensive. Way too many people. Way too much trouble. Spreadsheet say get them f— off the payroll, they’re getting in the way of... — read more 

No major major layoffs this past week. Total since 6-1/2016 remains at 25,276. Nobody is going to miss MH, but with SC as sole CEO it’s management by spreadsheets. Expect more layoffs to meet EPS and maintain share price. Keep looking people... — read more 

Not a wet eye in the house

Ok, having two CEOs was stupid and expensive, but now we hear that O will have a single CEO - SC, which is id–tic. Welcome to management by spreadsheets by somebody who has no experience with either technology or sales. The O strategy is to milk... — read more 

Oops! Not a good quarter, stock down

So Oracle is moving OpenWorld to Las Vegas starting 2020. Says SF too expensive and sordid. (Or is it no one wants to pay much to go to an Oracle user conference any more but O Hope's the Larry Lovefest will draw if there is gambling and vice on... — read more 

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/vishal-sikka-joins-oracles-board-of-directors/articleshow/72450459.cms

Is there any confirmation on this rumors? I have heard some people were verbally offered but, has to wait until January if the job offer stands. Especially in North America OCI

CR's central support group was divided into separate orgs now with product dev teams - no wonder RS left ! Seems there isn't going to be a replacement EVP. ACS moved to the chief customer officer org under JE. Let the games begin....

https://cloudwars.co/cloud-wars-ceo-of-the-year-2019-thomas-kurian-google-cloud/

Now is the time to make a move to another company. Right now people are finding it easier to move because companies have fewer choices. I know someone in management who went to a single company, passed through all levels of interviews quickly and... — read more 

No major layoffs this past week. Total since 6-1/2016 remains at 25,276. Keep looking folks, keep looking, no future in staying at O.

CR, EVP Support, leaving 31-Dec.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/05/oracle-shows-buybacks-can-go-too-far.html The multiyear buyback binge cost more than a third of today’s market value for Oracle and has pushed the company into net debt despite sporting $35.7 billion in cash and... — read more 

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/04/oracle_product_manager_lawsuit/

I moved out of oracle and my current workplace is considering this as an open source function as service solution on openshift. I am wondering if this is dead and the people working on it mostly gone or the project still alive and thriving

It will good for his pocket $$$ at the end. What do you think? Why not, everybody else do it. Smarter :-) http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/google-co-founders-step-down-as-execs-of-parent-alphabet/ar-BBXINsk?ocid=ientp

No major layoffs this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 25,276. Keep looking, keep looking

I've been laid off in 2017 in the layoff wave in Europe. Now I was contacted by individuals claiming in no uncertain terms that there is an open position at my previous job (they did provide details that only Oracle would know) and if I'm interested... — read more 

Total rumor: someone leaked information from an executive brainstorming session where the selling off of old technologies was discussed. Fusion apps, the whole telco stack, all the old financial apps, surrendering the cloud war and focusing on... — read more