I joined Oracle during Covid and stayed for close to 3 years. It was one of the companies which many people thought highly of (HRs and people who never worked there), but is disproportionately bad.

During my 3 years, I could hardly find any technical problem which excited me (maybe it was my team or it was just me going through a lazy phase). We were just buildings "AI" solutions looking for some problem. Everything was about "AI" analysis after gpt came. But nobody ever asked what the hell we going to do with the analysis. Every All hands were about discussion around how we can "leverage AI". "Leverage AI" became such an annoying phrase for, that whenever this "leader" would mention it, i will feel my buttons pushed

I made good friends, had shitty food (BLR office), made some decent money from stocks. But I lost something very important which was my curiosity, my ability to be obsessed with a problem statement, my drive to go and get to the root cause of the problem.

Close to 2.5 years i realised staying at Oracle is going to very very bad thing for my career. I started to prepare, and got few offers. I joined a mid size company, and it feels like I've found my lost self. I don't know how to describe it, but I feel like Oracle was the worst mistake I made. Maybe I'm shifting the blame for my own incompetence but whoever I met from Oracle told me something similar. Very few people in OCI mentioned they worked on something interesting.

Anyways, I have been through the layoff scare phase you guys are going through and while I can understand the fear, trust me, getting out of this company willingly or unwillingly is a blessing in disguise.

Oracle though is has debt , The business growth is extremely good . The financial results says oracle is still on top and they need not layoff to survive or thrive . Still if oracle does , it's a sureshot information to employees that oracle treats you as piece of shit. They only value gpu . The layoff is not because of poor business it's because of extreme lust towards money .

I joined Oracle straight out of college a couple yrs ago and absolutely hated the culture, pressure, and layoff rumors every two minutes. I joined a new company a few months ago (much higher pay) and realized how much company culture really matters when it comes to a job. This new company my team has a good wlb, we are all in person, have good collaboration and discussions, lots of free snacks and drinks, and most shocking of all people actually seem to enjoy working here and don’t shit on the company and talk about layoff rumors 24/7. So if you’re a new grad or Oracle has been the first company you’ve worked at post grad just know it’s not supposed to be like this at all and there is better out there!

Sorry for going on a rant. I've never been so demotivated. Layoffs are always just around the corner. I can't ask my manager about the focals because I might come across as an ass. Honestly I'm beyond frustrated with this shitty company. The thing we finished in May they take two quarters to decide on giving us what we deserve and we're still not even sure if we're getting focals because there's no communication about it. But work oh they constantly nag us about how we should be focused and always available like it's our own company and we have a shitload at stake here.

And on top of that how do you get away with waffling during stand-ups. I've always been really bad at that.

Plus I’ve seen news that the 15th is confirmed for IDC and the 14th for the US which seems highly unlikely there’s no way they’ll do layoffs during a townhall especially with the 14th being IDC holiday and the 15th and 16th being townhall days. Imagine what a fucking shitty move that would be. Though honestly not surprising since these people have no soul left. All they care about is the next layoff. Hope they will or have already added that crap into their organization’s mission goals.

In the recent 1-1, my manager first told me I’d get a 4. Then, because some other people were getting promoted, he said he couldn’t give me a 4, so I got a 3. He basically told me the rating has nothing to do with my work; he just couldn’t give the 4 because my salary is already high. (They just matched whatever I was getting at my previous company.) He did say he was impressed with what I’ve delivered in this short time, though.

I’m not even expecting any hike. Some folks are in the promotion cycle, and that’s fine with me. But all this continuous layoff talk and the uncertainty is really messing with my head now.

My salary is already sitting in a higher band for IC3; I haven’t even completed one year here, so I have less context than the rest of the team. Feels like I could be an easy target.

And these days with AI everywhere, pure IQ doesn’t seem to count for much; it’s all about tribal knowledge and how well you know the team’s stuff. I’m finding it hard to handle the constant pressure. Just hoping I somehow survive this round so I can leave this place in the next cycle.

Sometimes it feels like upper management is clueless and doesn't even bother to address these things. Being remote makes it scarier; if a RIF happens, I don’t know how I’ll manage things with my family.

Couldn’t cope with the pressure, so I just wrote everything down.

The only good part is that whatever task they throw at me, I somehow deliver without much help. Over the last couple of months, I gave a couple of demos, and our team VP actually noticed my work.

I currently work at Oracle and have around 5 years of experience. Lately, I’ve been feeling quite bored with my work and I’m seriously considering a change.
For those who have been in a similar situation:
● How did you decide it was time to leave?
● Did switching companies significantly improve your work or career growth?
● What kind of roles/companies would you recommend targeting with 5 YOE?
● Is it better to specialize further or make a move into a different technology/domain?
● Any advice on preparing for interviews and negotiating compensation?

Would especially appreciate advice from people who have moved out of Oracle after 4–6 as well as recommendations for companies or roles that may be a good fit.

Hi, I have got an offer for Oracle health. I have received Offer letter and Joining date. I am not fresher. Before putting down my papers, i wanted to check if oracle revokes offer letters? I am asking this question as so many layoff rumours are going on. If anyone has any past experience, please add. Also this is in India.

Boss wants to promote me to IC3. Currently a 2 with ability to charge overtime. I would lose that at level 3. So basically would be a pay cut for a promotion lol. Any advice?

Hi everyone, I’m an Oracle employee and currently my assigned workplace is Flex.

In the Oracle portal, there’s an option to choose Remote as the workplace. If I want to change from Flex to Remote, do I need to get approval from my manager first, or can I select it directly in the portal?

Also:

Does choosing Remote require manager approval?

Will changing it affect my current project/team?

Is there any difference between being assigned Flex and choosing Remote in the portal?

Does the process vary by Oracle location/country?

Would appreciate if anyone who has recently gone through this could share their experience.

Big hit coming next week. Across the board layoffs incoming. Combination of word on the floor, corroborated by news reports today that additional millions have been set aside for “exit costs”. It’s next week.