There was a round back on 8/22 that impacted about 20 people of 400 ... then perhaps another 10 or so this week...no end in sight...i wonder about the future of the enterprise one product. Yup, this is not just a hardware and sales thing. Everyone is... — read more 

In case anybody's been wondering: https://www.forbes.com/sites/siliconangle/2017/09/07/exclusive-interview-oracles-dave-donatelli-on-companys-cloud-strategy/#2838c3092e18 It's a long, long, long interview, just warning in advance.

Oracle will be super stupid if it thinks that those people who saw all their peers / managers / coworkers for 10+ years thrown out in that nasty way will actually trust Oracle and stay till the end

Seriously, dreamers, think about the synergies--how many Oracle employees drink a Starbucks or two every day. A perfect marriage!

https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/faster-and-easier-use-and-redistribution-of-java-se "We will initially offer Linux x64 binaries and add macOS and Windows later." No mention of Solaris or sparc at all. No Java 9 for Solaris users? REALLY... — read more 

Do you think any of the three stooges will donate their own money to the hurricane relief efforts for the sake of humanity? I doubt it, but I could be wrong. Please enlighten me.

How to maximize my severance if I find a new job before the Warn period ends. My priority will be to start the new job as soon as the h1b transfer is done. I am only eligible for the minimum severance. I believe i cannot be receiving paychecks from 2... — read more 

Hi, just found out that I will be let go tomorrow. Based on length of service, I should be getting 22 weeks of severance and I have 4 weeks of accrued vacation. Does anyone know if the 4 weeks will be deducted from the 22 weeks or will that be in... — read more 

Trying to figure out whether to file for unemployment benefits now, or wait. I'm not under WARN, and am receiving the release form today which will then trigger my severance pay. I know every state is different, so I'm mainly interested in what's the... — read more 

Check out this story on El Reg, MJ's lawsuit against oracle for withholding sales commissions, referencing 1000's of otjer oracle sales reps with same issue. How are you going to hide this news LE?

Interesting read ... http://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-no-new-equity-unless-oracle-stock-80-dollars-2017-9 The SEC details were "just" filed https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1341439/000119312517276868/d449795dex991.htm

@FFbUNu9

https://www.TheLayoff.com/Sun-Microsystems

How is the campus these days? the massive layoff didn't leave many people. is it a ghost town? how It feels to walk in a building and do work with nobody in the building? Any assurance emails from the top management to convince you to stay beyond M8... — read more 

Here is what the searches returned as it relates to media coverage on the web. ARNNET -- arnnet.com.au/article/626881/sun-setting-solaris/ ARSTECHNICA --... — read more 

Is this still a reasonable rumor? What are your thoughts? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/28/oracle_doing_due_diligence_on_accenture_yep_you_heard_that_right/

http://fortune.com/2017/09/05/oracle-layoffs-hardware-solaris/

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/smarter-living/workplace-burnout-symptoms.html

https://bizwest.com/2017/09/05/reports-oracle-may-lay-off-200-employees-broomfield/

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/how-layoffs-cost-companies/

So, where does oracle stand on DACA? Apples and MSFT among others have made clear they support their DACA employees including with legal support. Oracle remains silent as usual when DJT does something stupid and immoral. There is a pattern here.

TK stopped transfers of system employees after interviews. Few of them told to be on WARN.

How can Oracle find out that I have started work at a new company during warn period? I want to get every penny I can from those a--holes. Any advice?

I do agree that they way they do it is tremendously sh--ty. I assume they do layoff day this way so nobody can say they were singled out, and that it's a corporate decision and not a personal one... but the psychological effect of "sit in your office... — read more 

Does anyone have information on whether the SPARC layoffs done or is more in store? and if so, when?

I was let go at the beginning of the end last September so I'm very curious how my former coworkers in (tape) storage have fared - specifically in Broomfield. My condolences to all of you. Hopefully your packages were generous and you will find luck... — read more 

I lost a lot of friends in this layoff. I'm in hardware but not part of the groups that were affected. It irritates me that our director has chosen not to speak about it during our staff call this morning. It reinforces our impression that senior... — read more 

Talking with one of the soon to be exOracle SPARC folks, he mentioned a possible sale to Apple, so Apple could get IP for an Apple server. Thoughts?

Oracle timed this layoff well to reduce attention. It happened on a Friday before a 3-day weekend. Even wth WARN, it probably won't be reported by a government agency until September 8th. It's also been a busy news period. You have Harvey, North... — read more 

A bit late, as always: http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/05/oracle-slashes-more-than-900-santa-clara-jobs-more-worldwide/

http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2017-09-05/solaris-to-linux-2017.html

https://cloud.oracle.com/mysql

I've been trying to find more info online, but apart from a few UK magazines and one Fortune article, these Oracle layoffs seem to have flown under the radar. No media attention means very little blowback, something we desperately need right now if... — read more 

Was SPARC done in by Solaris? The Linux-on-SPARC experiment was perhaps a very recent one, for the last year or so. And of course, it was abandoned almost as soon as it was started. But would it have made a difference to SPARC if the Linux-on-SPARC... — read more 

There's a lot of good background info. here some of which I didn't know. Some very bitter ex Sun people around as well https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/09/solaris-sunsets

The idea that hiring kids out of college for development is somehow going to cause great things to happen, is completely ridiculous. It's like the management has bought into the stupid stereotype that all you need is some genius kid from college to... — read more 

Hand it over please: https://www.itworld.com/article/3220516/java/the-case-for-oracle-to-cede-control-of-java-se.html

National Middleware/CoreTech SC in OD (Austin) vs BI/Analytics CSM in Field (Flex).. which has better outlook at Oracle?

One of these is four days old, but the other one is from today. Some good info in here, and it's a good read if for nothing else than for calling out Oracle on hiding layoffs. Oracle declined to comment. That's not surprising: Big Red has in the past... — read more