I see so much animosity towards Oracle and I can't figure out why. It's a job like any other. There are layoffs but name one company of this size that doesn't have them. There are c-appy managers but do you really thing that's company-specific?... — read more 

I’ve worked in a GBU for a while. C-ap mgmt. No promotions. No raises. No cost of living raises. Is this happening in other ones? The guy who runs them all is from my GBU and I think he could care less about humans than anyone I’ve ever seen. I know... — read more 

https://ussanews.com/News1/2021/03/30/israels-project-nimbus-microsoft-looks-to-be-out-with-amazon-and-google-in-it-for-the-win/ Oracle has invested millions of USD in consultants and attempts to bribe the Israeli government officials. LE and also... — read more 

Hired five months ago, laid off yesterday. Apparently, they didn't need somebody for that position after all. I wish I knew that before I turned another offer down to take this job, but I guess that would have been too much to ask for. I guess I... — read more 

Ax-man posted that the big layoffs would be in April. Any rumors coming up?

Here is the ranking: Fastest-Growing Major Cloud Vendors: Google #1, Oracle #2, Microsoft and ServiceNow #3 Source: https://cloudwars.co/google-cloud/fastest-growing-major-cloud-vendors-google-oracle-and-more/

Oracle is a big ship, she doesn't care.

to OCI

OCI rep getting screwed on the new consumption based comp plan. Basically every rep gets a “threshold” to surpass before getting paid a dime... Have done over and above number in new bookings but due to strategic nature of projects the ramp to... — read more 

Heard Oracle's pay scale is beating FAANG pay scale and Oracle must be added to the FAANG brand. We all must use FAANGO to further represent the salary brand.

Many people from Amazon joined OCI. Does it mean that Oracle have beaten Amazon interms of pay. I now Amazon pays roughly $350k per engineer in terms of base + stock. Did Oracle pays that much? If not, how people are joining from Amazon... — read more 

I got notice of being RIF's by Mar 31 (employment termination date). If you were on the list, you probably got told today as well. Don't worry, economy is picking up lot of opportunities outside!

I'm in cloud and I'd really like to leave Oracle behind me. I'd also like to go to a company that doesn't have the same issues as we do - most of all constant layoffs. I was considering joining a startup but nixed that idea quickly, which leaves the... — read more 

Does this mean layoffs too ?

North America Apps - Major Accounts is disappearing in FY22. Heavy layoffs being planned for the sales teams - Riff in June.

See this article: https://www.barrons.com/articles/oracle-tumbles-as-shift-to-cloud-software-fails-to-spur-substantial-growth-51615478653 Weiss is particularly irritated by Oracle’s relatively low level of granular disclosure. “The reasons for... — read more 

See this article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/12/oracle-lag-behind-cloud-leaders-in-capital-expenditures.html “They’re $100 billion behind,” said Charles Fitzgerald, a former Microsoft general manager who has written about capital expenditures... — read more 

https://cloudwars.co/oracle/larry-ellison-cloud-oracle-oci-2-billion-run-rate-growing-100-percent/ Larry Ellison’s stunning disclosure that Oracle now has a $2-billion cloud-infrastructure business with a triple-digit growth rate turns Oracle from... — read more 

https://www.barrons.com/articles/oracle-tumbles-as-shift-to-cloud-software-fails-to-spur-substantial-growth-51615478653?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo

Down AGAIN year over year as the death spiral continues. The revenue DECREASE is even WORSE than last quarter! Customers know this, they bail out and others will get cold feet and follow suit.

Should be entertaining

Oracle’s Low Bar Is Rising The software giant’s stock has been the best performer in tech ahead of its next earnings report https://www.wsj.com/articles/oracles-low-bar-is-rising-11615203000 No Paywall:... — read more 

Does anyone knows whether OPC as a first class citizen is actually implemented. Many good people at OPC are let go, so not sure how OCI engineers are handling OPC.

Last week I completed the last of my seven mandatory certifications. Has anyone received a raise based upon the successful completion? Has anyone even asked? Without a raise, the only way that I see how I can benefit from the OCI certifications... — read more 

I got an offer in OCI for IC5 role. They offered $210k base and 2000 RSUs. Is it a reasonable pay IC5 grade? Suggestions welcome.

I got an offer for an ic5 role. Base : $210k 2000 RSU Shall I accept the offer. I can work either in Seattle or sfo Bay Area? The over compensation is slightly more than my current current compensation? I want to know whether this offer is in... — read more 

Who hired these kids??? I got off a call and apparently the training was “you don’t need to know the product. Just call. It’s a numbers game”. These recruiters and sales trainers are id–ts perpetuating the problem. They all fake calls. They come to... — read more 

Recently Oracle selected a new mail service from Microsoft. Today, we invited the provider of our old Email system, who is advocating for OCI, to speak to us. Someone who is dedicated to OUR products was rejected in favour of Microsoft. He was... — read more 

Anyone know if TTD is hiring? Asking for a friend(s).

Stocking rising. Coincidence?

Do we even have one? I know some people will say Oracle is too big to fail, but it has happened before to bigger companies.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/oracle-stock-jumps-as-investors-take-a-new-look-at-its-cloud-story.html

All the sales directors are gone and the reps are leaving in throves. Bad management or downsizing due to poor products? Or bad management? Only Salesforce.com knows I guess. Most of the people quitting end up there.

A Snowflake message board?

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/oracle-stock-jumps-as-investors-take-a-new-look-at-its-cloud-story.html

Per the title of this thread you should get the gist of this next effort from Oracle to RIF without RIF-fing. Oracle is so frigging cheap they are doing everything they can to come up with ways to get rid of staff without any form of severance... — read more 

Does anyone with Aria access know the total employee headcount these days? Trying to ascertain the true impact of these seemingly perpetual RIFs.

Sticking a knife in the back is unfortunately an integral part of Oracle’s corporate culture. Understand, if you are doing good work, you may not be getting credit for it up the chain of command. I had two managers lie together to give a patent... — read more