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Oracle Begins Global Layoffs With Immediate Termination Emails

The move signals cost pressure from Oracle's heavy cloud and AI buildout.

Overview

  • Oracle, which began job cuts Tuesday, told affected staff by email that their roles ended that day.
  • The notices offered severance, asked for a private email for follow-up, and said computer, email, voicemail, and file access would be shut off soon.
  • Posts from former employees show cuts across Oracle Health, Sales, Cloud, Customer Success, and NetSuite.
  • The total number of roles is unconfirmed and reported to be in the thousands out of about 162,000 employees last May.
  • In the United States, severance equals four weeks of base pay plus one week per year of service, capped at 26 weeks, with some workers reporting lockouts starting around 3 a.m. Pacific time.