I've often wondered if demoralizing employees is the goal. Demoralized employees are more likely to leave so it lowers layoff costs. It doesn't seem to matter that demoralized employees are unproductive so they cost more money than layoffs. Oracle certainly has more demoralized employees than any place I ever worked before.
This is exactly what's going on @QDMPlO8-lkq. The more they can get rid of without severance, the better. Two of my coworkers left just ahead of the last round of layoffs because they couldn't take the job uncertainty and toxic office atmosphere. They certainly saved Oracle some money.