Topics regarding layoffs at Oracle Corp.

Topics regarding layoffs at Oracle Corp.

Shares Outstanding updated for the quarter

https://www.sharesoutstandinghistory.com/orcl/ 3/15/2018 4.08B 6/15/2018 3.98B -- 100 million shares 9/13/2018 3.79B -- 200 million shares 12/14/2018 3.59B -- 200 million shares 3/13/2019 3.42B -- 170 million shares Don't know what the actual value... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+YevY5Bo

Oracle +2.5% on analyst optimism after conference

Cowen's J. Derrick Wood cites enthusiasm from ORCL partners NetSuite and Fusion ERP as evidence of Oracle's continuing strong growth. Wood notes "incremental positive commentary" on Autonomous Database products

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| 960 views | | 5 replies (last March 24, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Yedfybg

It's too late...

the issue is Oracle is too late in the game .. where as AWS has already bagged the 1st position. I know loads of customers using AWS, and moving away from the Damn Oracle DB to use AWS managed DBs liek Aurora etc. AWS Engineers already have the... — read more 

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| 2490 views | | 7 replies (last March 24, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Ydw0r2d

Oracle OMC

Our VP was asked to do the layoff and he had dignity, he resigned. I would work for him again any day. OMC is the best monitoring platform for enterprise. Just need to point at your WLS servers, and we can provide complete monitoring. Competition... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+YdpkWyA

Oracle CDC

CDC is going to be shutdown completely. This is not rumor and not news either. Corporate decision.

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Post ID: @OP+YdYknda

Interesting comments

There are a lot of people that are upset at the prospect of being let go and that's understandable. But the reality is that no company is loyal to their employees and no employees are loyal to a company. The company is going to look for people to... — read more 

2 senior advanced marketing operations managers

2 senior advanced marketing operations managers were laid off last week. They belonged to Oracle's Demand Center. The worst thing is that their managers weren't aware of this situation until this 2 people got the notification from HR. One of them was... — read more 

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| 1560 views | | 1 reply (March 24, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YdtVjVw

As you move on from Oracle

Not easy to start a job search... Especially if you've been at a position for 10+ years. I left the company over a year ago, but I keep tabs on this company because I've got a lot of friends that still work here. When building your resume, you need... — read more 

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| 2401 views | | 4 replies (last March 25, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YdfDejv

The best thing to do is ...

I think one should do following to be safe and peaceful: Brush up interview skills Upgrade skills - learn new tech, discuss in a group, knowledge share Explore options for side hustle e.g mobile apps, web services startup, coffee shop.. Good... — read more 

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| 1371 views | | 2 replies (last March 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YdK7loo

Sixty days notice vs. one day noticen / WARN act

Some people received 60 days notice - I assume due to the WARN act. Some people received 1 days notice - I assume because they work at a "site" with fewer layoffs than where the WARN act applies. If an employee's group (including their manager) work... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+YdH5BHP

Lay-off numbers

Between 2500-5000 worldwide with two more rounds to go. Buckle up kids.

Seattle office layoffs?

Did people in OCI Seattle get let go? What is going to happen to interviews happening in that team?

Any news on the GBU's?

I still have former co-workers that work(ed) in the GBU's: HGBU, TUGBU, FSGBU. Have they been impacted in this latest layoff round? I was RIF'ed, but enjoyed my time at big O because of the people that I worked WITH; our teams were a family until... — read more 

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| 2280 views | | 4 replies (last March 24, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Yd7nqqF

OCI-C Layoffs Mainly?

The layoffs that happened in the past 15 to 20 days, Are they mainly related to OCI-C org and it's products?

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| 2440 views | | 4 replies (last March 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YdyrhYf

Oracle is broken..

Spent 25+ years with Oracle, 3 stints as an employee. Company is broken, dual CEO model doesn’t work. Then you’ve got pockets of power who make poor decisions. Too much focus on protecting support revenue too, with c-ap products being released in a... — read more 

Oracle killed their greatest cloud product in 2010

When Oracle bought Sun they were staring right at the future: Sun Cloud. Yet they killed it there and then but if they had've funded it then Oracle would now be the biggest company in the world and Larry the richest. Scott McNealy was a visionary who... — read more 

Backup everything just in case...

I don't work at Oracle but this is a general advice, I would recommend everyone to back up everything they think are useful for their next job just in case. Source code, scripts ...etc. If you use company's laptop or phone then remove all personal... — read more 

10% Laid Off?

So are we saying 14,000 people out of the 140,000 global? Is that enough to convince the market that we are a cloud company? We keep hearing that if you are not aligned with the core mission of Cloud, Autonomous DB, and SaaS then you are at risk... — read more 

DJ's Email to OCI Org

There you go: Team, I wanted to share with you context for the organizational restructuring happening today. Over the past several years we've seen progressive change as Oracle has evolved into a cloud services company at its core. This is a giant... — read more 

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| 4600 views | | 4 replies (last March 26, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcSC0ZG

View Active Posts

This is useful - I took this from SAP's board here @XZweznt https://www.thelayoff.com/t/XZweznt See only active posts (big blue button)! For new folks here, there is an "ACTIVE" button right above the first thread - you can use it to see what posts... — read more 

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Post ID: @OP+Ycl9Wlf

Broomfield Legacy Tape?

Oracle/STK tape development has been coming to a grinding halt. Did this legacy group survive this go-around?

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Post ID: @OP+Yc9Ki60

Trade Act Programs

US workers let go should contact their state employment department and get signed up for the Trade Act Benefits. Oracle is 'registered' so I was able to qualify and can take advantage of the benefits... — read more 

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| 1370 views | | 2 replies (last March 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcoRGlw

H1bs be warned

H1bs be careful ..you'll be the first to be axed in a short notice, no matter how much you kiss your managers rear end. all they do is ask you to leave suddenly..you'll get 60 days to find a new job..severance is 1 month pay for 1 year of your... — read more 

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| 2540 views | | 4 replies (last March 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcdLylK

What about EMEA?

Will there be rifs in emea in the coming months?

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| 1045 views | | 1 reply (March 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcDFgH5

h1bs laid off in OCI?

The cuts to OCI-C, HW, and some other orgs that were being de-prioritized made sense. Within OCI I'm wondering if any positions were let go because Oracle needs more US citizens

OMC - APM layoffs ?

APM : Application Performance Monitoring OMC : Oracle Management Cloud. Is Apm generating decent revenue in OMC and how is it doing? Have you heard of any layoffs in APM ? I know ,It's very specific question. But some might have info on this Heard... — read more 

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| 1500 views | | 4 replies (last March 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcopnzI

Total Number stand at 500 globally

It’s not a huge number considering the size of company. It seems like total number stands @ 500. US:100; India:200; China:50 Others: 150

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| 3541 views | | 6 replies (last March 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcAPXFu

guys, stopping chatting, move on.

To whom have been axed, Oracle is our memory. To whom have not been axed, either make yourself visible for your M6+ at right time, or move on.

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| 2160 views | | 7 replies (last March 23, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+Yc3W2AM

Rearraning deck chairs on the SS Cloud

Layoff were handled poorly. You have to remember this Oracle, where you still have to use beehive for mail and calendar. Because Larry is a tool, you have to use all Oracle c-ap, never best of breed. This leads to a bigger divide between market and... — read more 

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| 2390 views | | 6 replies (last March 22, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+YcusYMe

What seems to be the main criteria for layoffs?

Of course it’s not performance, that never was a thing that could save your job at Oracle. So ist there any indication what parameters are they using when deciding who to cut? Is it age, personal earnings, specific types of workers or is it something... — read more 

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