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Anyone else just waiting for the axe to fall?

0x532e…653d

·5d ago·2 comments

It feels like we’re just numbers in a game that nobody here actually understands. After reading about the recent cuts in Pleasanton, I’m just sitting here staring at my calendar wondering if I’m next. The 'AI pivot' rhetoric is wearing thin. We’re being told we’re the future of cloud and intelligence, yet we’re losing thousands of experienced people who actually know how the legacy systems work. How does that make sense for long-term stability? I’ve been at Oracle for a while, and the morale is essentially non-existent. You can't build a 'next-gen' company by incinerating your institutional knowledge every three months. I’m starting to look at other options because I’m tired of the 6 AM email anxiety. Is anyone else actually planning to stay, or is everyone just waiting for their next RSU vest date before jumping ship? The severance talk is everywhere, but honestly, no amount of money is worth this kind of psychological stress. If you’re still here, are you actually working on anything, or are you just busy documenting your process for the 'replacement' team in a lower-cost region? It’s soul-crushing.

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0x52c1…6a4f

·5d ago

The cycle is predictable at this point. They keep trimming the legacy staff to inflate the margins for the next quarterly report, and the cycle repeats every few years. It’s not about the long-term health of the codebase; it’s strictly about optics for the street. If you have been here a while, you know the drill. Take a look at your own professional network and start refreshing your resume quietly. No one is truly safe when management views headcount as the only lever for financial performance.

0x28dd…0833

·5d ago

I stopped looking for logic in these decisions a long time ago. It used to be that experience was considered an asset, but now it’s just a liability on the balance sheet due to higher salary costs. It’s demoralizing to watch people with decades of institutional knowledge get pushed out while the leadership pretends everything is business as usual. Don't wait for the axe to fall—start prepping your exit strategy now so you aren't scrambling if your badge stops working one morning.