I had a Sr leader tell me that this week where more than half of the folks will be gone in some OCI - OIT teams. The news is from first hand source who had no choice but to pick and choose team members she/he had worked for many years in GIT Support to make the list. Today they gave a holiday surprisingly.
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Getting laid off is a horrible feeling when it actually happens, especially if you are a conscientious worker bee, and have dodged layoffs may times before. I have been there and it was extremely scary and demeaning, but I now see that I was saved for something far better. I went to a smaller company, with 50% more salary and lucrative stock options, and I absolutely love my work. I rarely felt that way at Oracle. When I look back and think of how afraid I was about the stupid layoff (yes, it is really that), I realize I gave Oracle too much credit. Remember that you're talented, and there's no need to cling on to something that doesn't value you. Treat this as a blessing and get ready for a new adventure. Best of luck!
Karma is a wheel like birth, death, rebirth or the seasons. Your actions in the world as a person, how you treat people come back to you. Disregard at your peril.
Oracle needs to understand that karma is very real.
Karma is superstition.
Oracle needs to understand that karma is very real. It is a b–ch! Oracle throws out folks without notice. Just one day notice then they shut you out. I think they have no real understanding of who made the company what it is today. People. My hope for this company is someone with values and morals will make you obsolete. Karma.
I’ve been dodging lay-off bullets for 31 years, but yesterday,one finally got me and it was finally the end . Always loyal, always had excellent performance reviews, was certainly NOT over-paid, but this time I guess I fit the formula. Several of my close colleagues were also laid off. I wish us all success. We deserved better, but “it’s just business”, right?
19 years Sun/Oracle...gone today. My manager was not even told about my dismissal. He was surprised and tried to save me when he was informed. All you young folks, stay away from this company. There are many better places to work and build your career.
"What was the severance package offered this time? Anyone know?"
Four weeks for the 1st year of service and +1 week for every year after. If you've been +6mo into the new year since your anniversary they round up. Whatever PTO you've accrued is also included.
Severance is only released once you've sent all hardware and whatever else they want, back to M&D.
"Anyone laid off outside of OCI today?"
Yes, some sales and sales consultant positions in tech, don't know numbers or pillars but know of one of the folks affected.
Anyone laid off outside of OCI today?
Do we know some numbers?
What was the severance package offered this time? Anyone know?
23 years at Oracle...today is my last day! :-(
Untitled meeting with my boss first thing tomorrow morning- guessing it is not about a raise.
Looks like I am on the list
To all who are impacted. You have my deepest sympathies, it is a horrible feeling but it is not the end of the world. Take your severance, sing up for unemployment, get your resume tight as a drumhead (hire a professional if you have to), acquire any skills you think you will need (many great on-line courses out there) and move forward. Stay focused and positive! I know it is not easy, but, You can do this. I did, so can you. Best of luck!!
OCI seattle for me
What division - OIC?
Call with HR tomorrow. This is the RIF that got me.
1:1 with manager @ 8am shakes head looks like i won't survive this riff
Call Scheduled for Tomorrow with HR :(
Engineers are like light bulbs? You are correct. And when you need one the most when it is the darkest you'll wish you had one. Engineers built pretty much all IT and will continue to contribute at any company that treats them as valuable assets. Been doing this long enough to know that IT is cyclic. It goes from distributed to centralized then back. It will continue and It will require Engineers at some level to design and build.
Corp America has been complaining about having to have skilled resources for eon's. The alternative is button pushing monkeys who have no skills to design, support, assess and recover.
Good luck to any company that thinks engineers are expendable. It takes all types, Sales must sell, engineers must build, Marketing must market, Support must support.
None are expendable, none can be done without.
UX designer for next-gen cloud apps here. I know of a least one meeting tomorrow where headcount is expected to be impacted.
Currently 344 open jobs listed for Oracle in Seattle...
HQ drone reporting. Nothing of import to report at this time, but it's only Saturday. We'll see come Monday.
They will fail for sure!
OCI is not hiring in Seattle anymore and is actively trying to close one of the two expensive offices there. All hiring is in other areas of the US + international (strong focus on India of course).
The shiny new VP has to show her worth by removing the SMEs that got her there so sad
20+ years of GIT means nothing when it no longer exists...Long live OIT...
The shift of power from California to Seattle is blatantly obvious and can you blame Larry from doing this? While the jury is out as to the strategy here it follows the path taken by others in the SAAS world
In the end it is just business sadly to say: you are usually a cog in the wheel of something bigger. If you cannot deal with that go live in a cabin off the grid and ignore tech. If you are dependent on "someone to take care of you in retirement" pull your head out of your a– and start planning for YOUR future. Are you cutting down on sh– that you do not really need and preparing for your family future? If you live to show others how prosperous you are by driving a new car (that you lease) and live in a big mini mansion that you are mortgaged to the hilt for, some of us in the Millionaire Next Door (Deca++) status will sit back and watch... And sigh...
That's sad. the jerk who wrote engineers are like light bulbs is half correct though. When you can fill positions with a never ending supply of visa workers, yes, you are just a light bulb and OCI is more than happy to burn you out without concern. What was the idea to put all of IT under OCI? That is a corporate internal function. Certainly not to convert all of Oracle internal IT to cloud because they can't even handle letting people have environments to test and learn and work with customers. Hopefully this ends up being as accurate as the rumor that said the 15th would be a sad day.
You, my friend, will be left in the dark.
No great loss. Engineers are lie light bulbs. You burn them out and then go buy new ones.