As Rita Mae Brown wrote, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And this is exactly what Oracle has been doing - laying off its best and most experienced people and hoping the numbers will magically stay up after the short-term bump. And when it doesn't happen, they do it again. And again. And again. Tell me that doesn't fit the definition perfectly.
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It’s always those who perform the least who go first
I've survived many RIFs and what you say is nonsense, at least in my LOB. Only the most mediocre performers are RIF'd.
The true definition of insanity, beyond continuing to work there if you have a choice, is owning ORCL stock. Still flat after $75 billion in buybacks and constant pump and dump PR stunts. The only question is why it’s not at zero.
I don't think that this is true of everyone. Adding the 100k plus employees, there are quite a few who aren't thrilled with the work and yes, many are looking to leave.
Well, the bright side is that at least oracle employees enjoy their work and find it to be very fulfilling/rewarding. Things could be worse.