it finally happened---- even SC shmooz with POTUS did'nt change a thing..! from this point on-- oracle cloud is officially inferior in the marketplace.. ==================... — read more 

The old and rotten Oracle ship is on its way down. If you are still on board, you can hear the creaking of the timbers and the rats scurrying through the corridors. The crew is mostly gone or jumping ship, while the clueless rats spend their time... — read more 

Oracle is still advertising job positions in the UK (Reading, London, etc), including for roles that are being laid off elsewhere. Are these Oracle job postings for real? With Brexit and the exodus of companies from London to other European... — read more 

Its pretty clear that layoffs are coming and the best way to see it is to follow the tweets of Oracle leaders. https://twitter.com/MarkVHurd/status/1024411908361912320 We want the best talent at @Oracle and we invest in it. Welcoming 160 examples of... — read more 

There will not be a "HUGE" layoff on August 31 or any other day. The layoffs are gradual, affecting a couple of departments at a time. They can and will happen anytime. With few exceptions (e.g. Netsuite), Oracle's products are considered "legacy."... — read more 

Looks like 250 people were laid off this last week, including in TK’s development org, and cloud. That brings the total since 6/1/2016 to 19,850. Surely more layoffs coming down the pike. Keep looking for new jobs!

Oracle has an entirely new BU: RaaS - RIF As A Service We're industry leaders!

Changing career. My 24 years of Oracle DBA not as marketable anymore. Everywhere is going for SQL Server, Azure and good to have Cassandra/MongoDB. Though, SQL Server seems to be a lot easier to grasp. Just the backup recovery itself would not need a... — read more 

Oracle is trying to calm investors over executive pay........ ====== https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?hl=en&shva=1#inbox/165012beda1b0f53

Hold on to your chopsticks

There is news of layoff in CSM SaaS team based out of India. 2 employees were asked to go.... Grapevine says the restructuring in the PaaS CSM team will hit ground very soon. The roles would be moved to hub location by end of Q2 or Q3. Very sad... — read more 

What's the timetable for when Oracle will sell all their technical debt to microfocus? Anyone want to take a stab predicting the time frame?

They are hiring and will train his replacement. The kid just graduated from Canada community college with a gpa of 1.9. He will save O a lot of money. O is going down the tubes.

Its been a sweet ride as a sales engineer, sales consultant, or enterprise cloud architect at Oracle. Lately a post is on about the end of the enterprise sales consulting org. Its not a new rumor. We are just seeing a plan put in action. @Uri1Gce... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/amazon-plans-to-move-off-oracle-software-by-early-2020.html?__source=yahoo%7Cfinance%7Cheadline%7Cstory%7C&par=yahoo&yptr=yahoo

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/01/amazon-plans-to-move-off-oracle-software-by-early-2020.html Jeff Bezos Getty Images Jeff Bezos Amazon's emergence as a major provider of data center technology has turned many of its longtime suppliers, including... — read more 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oracles-stock-dives-into-negative-territory-after-report-amazon-will-stop-using-its-software-2018-08-01 oracle will for sure claim it isnot true. le, mh and trump fan sc should start to think twice before engaging... — read more 

Are we done with layoffs for this week or can we expect more?

With his key folks like BS, AL leaving, RL and LW being pushed out, what happens to the ECA group? I have been approached about taking a hub position since it will be sure to be there. No matter how they sugarcoat it, it is still a demotion. I will... — read more 

Found in another post. Please elaborate if you have more details. Why? Where? Who? Not looking forward to the comp call. This stress is none I have ever dealt with. What areas in Oracle is safe to move too? “I heard the same. The free model will... — read more 

Tomorrow is the big day where CSMs in RB org will be told their new comp plan for FY19. Rumor is they are taking away their bonus and leaving them with just base pay or slightly more. Is this possible? Basically a demotion? What things have you guys... — read more 

JU org lost 20+ employees from the VP and directors all the way down the ranks. Most were just waiting for it to happen.

Anyone seen the announcement from oracle about today’s layoffs ? Oh, I get it, as usual oracle is pretending it didn’t happen, so there was no public announcement. The three stooges being 5 year olds again - layoffs, what layoffs? You know anything... — read more 

How many by group and location ? Please share the info you have so we can get and share the full picture since oracle won’t as usual

It looks like it affects a lot of employees.

in progress https://www.thelayoff.com/t/UnHpPWk

for all those still doubtful about the future of all HW org (and I mean all... including ES) here is a fact: all the HW field eng in EMEA/APAC with a grade IC3 or IC4 have been downgraded to IC2. the roll out will depend on specific countriy's rules... — read more 

Could someone let me know what’s the length of the NSA after leaving Oracle in CA? I tried to find it but was not successful. Also, if layed off with a package, does it still start on the last date in the company? Thanks!

No major layoffs reported this past week. Total since 6/1/2016 remains at 19,595. Good luck all!

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-secrets-sap-se-oracle/study-warns-of-rising-hacker-threats-to-sap-oracle-business-management-software-idUSKBN1KF1G8

ODC org reorg, VP biz dev leaving or left already, 3 others gone. Fact. Rumor - this is the beginning of the larger reorg and rifs planned for August under TK.

One-on-one meetings are scheduled for PeopleSoft PE&O dev support on Monday. Anyone have any news about this?

Any thoughts on what the INTC delays will mean for our systems group? See https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/27/intel-plunges-on-competition-concerns-product-delays.html There were rumors posted on other threads about eliminating hardware development in... — read more 

With the tremendous cloud growth and earnings reports from AMZN, MSFT and GOOG, as well as the last two disappointing earnings reports by ORCL, the pressure is on ORCL to deliver on Q1 earnings. AMZN had an amazing 49% growth in AWS, which already... — read more 

Yes this is real... Physical blows were exchanged with verbal abuse during Sales planning meeting @India public sector. Wow what a scene it was.....@hotel in Lutyens area of India's Capital. Long live Oracle lol lol

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pentagon-opens-competition-10-billion-175917693.html ======== July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Defense opened the competition for its highly anticipated $10 billion cloud computing services contract on... — read more 

Hi： I was laid off last October. My new employer needs a letter stating my termination date with Oracle. Where can I get such a letter from Oracle？ What is the HR phone number? Thanks. Todd