Soon it will be the earning call and we will get to know how much of the predictions here are true and how much of it is just random trashing.

Someone posted this a while back, but I hadn't looked at it until now. Here's the whole list from: https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/five-stages-of-decline.html I think we are at the end of stage 4..... last thing that is being done is propping up... — read more 

Oracle is already dead. It just doesn't know it yet. Post ID: @ZvZBJEW-qqt LOL.... the legs are still kicking in the empty air...... it's all over with folks.

I've been in tech for nearly 40 years and this is nothing new. Most tech companies have the stability of fulminated silver and are one technology shift away from become the next Studebaker. Oracle is big enough that they can absorb a pretty good... — read more 

I don't get why we are laying off people in support? It takes long enough to get SR's assigned and worked on and that's with the people they have. I suspect they are getting ready to acquire and will be leveraging that to augment and backfill support... — read more 

VP HS has left for Google. No doubt following AZ.

The Information has new article on Oracle's wonderful leader and his renewed vigor for life and continuing to lead Oracle to victory https://www.theinformation.com/articles/larry-ellison-returns-to-war-and-diaper-changing? So everyone who hopes not... — read more 

I was laid off a few years ago and interestingly they now have asked if I would like to come back. I find that a bit ironic. If I was to go back am I just setting up to get laid off again?

Get used to the new terminology, specifically to the following terms which were pushed really harding during all sessions... Anyhow: Industry 4.0 Manufacturing 4.0 Read up... Pay attention to that Boddupally empty jargon talk.... One OpenWorld... — read more 

I thought they should k--l other competitors, like Microsoft or AWS

https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/landlord-marketing-oracle-dyn-space-in-the-millyard/article_4102215b-8868-5360-99c4-5d73fb191ab7.html

Why are raises a big secret and management won't discuss any salary plans? We all find out anyway that some chosen dude got a 10% raise and rsu's - so why no just admit it's based on favoritism and perception - not on performance or accomplishments?... — read more 

"They have a people staying/hiding out beyond their welcome problem." Yes, this is true. What happens is acquisitions are made. Then all the best people leave when they start to understand what it's like to work at Oracle. Some flee before they even... — read more 

Or is oracle just the poster child for the coming sh--show for the tech industry?

We should have done this. But, hey, cannot always win. fortune.com/2019/06/10/salesforce-buys-tableau/

industry turnover rate that is normally expected. Depending on sources, the band ranges from 10% - 15% turnover rate for a tech/software company. So how does that go into the 'layoff' calculations here? Rhetorical question. It doesn't, right? Since... — read more 

With the latest announcement of the partnership, seems like this is a preparation for a merger to take down AWS?

Half the ECAs got screwed and became part of the Tech license team. For the cloud team, there doesn’t seem to be any logic.

By my count about 500 people were laid off last week, which brings the total since 6/1/2016 to 24,186. This looks like just a start, expect more layoffs. Best of luck all and keep looking!!!!

They are a very homogenous bunch. Bearded, thick plastic geek goggles with coke-bottle lenses, odd plaid pants and weird hipster shoes, smelly body odor, high water pants that are 2-4 inches too short, often with man buns and other hairdo oddities... — read more 

What are you guys hearing?

Seems to me that the most vulnerable category of employees at Oracle are people who've been here the longest. I rarely see anybody talk about new hires being laid off. Does that mean that those of us who've joined in the last two years are... — read more 

LOL

This will be the last raise or promotion you will get for next 2-3 years to come. O is struggling and will be cutting cost in short run. If you want to continue, get ready to face politics and the tide.

I interviewed over the past several months and finally got a job offer that was going through the process. Now that we are in Q1 I am not being told if my job is still available or what. I am just left in limbo. Meanwhile I have other job offers that... — read more 

Remember how LE bashed AWS services https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.geekwire.com/2016/oracles-ellison-rips-amazon-web-services-performance-price-openness/amp/ Curious what would be target this time (after OCI’s failure)

US exes, all of the layoff paperwork suggests that we need to either cash out of our 401k or roll it over. I called Fidelity, and they confirmed that we don't have to do either (whew -- glad the rules didn't change). We can leave it where it is and... — read more 

That’s right, the market cap of MSFT just passed one trillion. And Oracle? Well, stick around $180 bn, hasn’t gone anywhere for a very long time. What’s with that grandpa? Strategy not working? Thought you were the cloud guru. I guess not so much... — read more 

About 40 folks would be let off in OCI security in India next week. Entire teams of QA and Dev are asked to leave. The folks who are going include good performers, bad performers, new joiners, employees who have spent their better half of their... — read more 

When the SEC filings are reported we get a glimpse at the current years restructuring program which will indicate how much is set aside in employee severance packages. The 1.1 billion set aside launched over 23,000 severance packages since 2016. This... — read more 

The Reg: court drama: did Oracle bully its customers into the cloud? Nine insiders to blow the whistle Www. Theregister.co.uk This is getting interesting. Jail for the 3 stooges looking more likely by the day.

Oracle is driving out anyone with talent, why would anyone stay somewhere when you never knew if this paycheck will be your last, or if you'll get laid off to save paying you RSU's? The only people staying are those to afraid/complacent to find... — read more 

Well, with the Azure announcement I hope it is now clear to everybody what Oracle’s future looks like. Namely, Oracle is going back to being a DB only company supplying cloud based DBs for other companies SaaS apps, this having give up on its own... — read more 

Pay Cuts Instead of Layoffs, a wonderful idea??? NOT! I can understand putting up with a pay cut if the economy were such that it would be very hard to find a job, but otherwise, I'd start looking now, especially if you are in a business unit that... — read more 

Millennials consider office hours with the CEO the #1 perk a company can offer (NOT ping pong tables or beer kegs) - our executives are so removed from the worker, no wander there is no fresh blood around.

Oracle isn’t leading the way to anything. Not truly investing fully in these initiatives means they will always look like the cheap a-- option provided by one of the most despised tech companies in the world. The Database market is very mature, with... — read more 

Microsoft, Oracle team up on cloud services in jab at Amazon https://www.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-oracle-team-cloud-services-121044218.htm (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp on Wednesday said they reached an agreement to make their two cloud... — read more 

Cloud and On Prem will be separate orgs. There will continue to be at least two sales reps calling into every account, one saying to buy on prem licenses, and the other saying to buy cloud, each undermining the other. The "ISV" comment means that... — read more 

LE miscalculated His approach was “we will just buy them” And the cycle accelerated and valuations got out of control Good luck playing catchup in the cloud, never worked Game over