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Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Thousands lose their jobs in deep cuts at tech giant Oracle

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Thousands lose their jobs in deep cuts at tech giant Oracle

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Valnao@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Tech giant Oracle makes 'significant' job cuts
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It is thought that thousands of people may have lost their jobs at Oracle, one of the world's largest tech companies.
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  • _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works
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    One

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    Look on the bright side, at least they don’t have to work for Larry fucking Ellison any more.

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    Yeah this was fun. I got the email on my last day of vacation I took for my honeymoon.

    I’ve heard of much worse those, people that had been there 30+years, a woman 6 months pregnant, and someone diagnosed with cancer, all without insurance now, not that Oracle offered great insurance to begin with. It was UHC.

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    First, Epic, now Oracle.

    I’m never gonna get another job in software, am I?

    Edit: I physically let out a cry of pain after reading possibly 10,000 engineers of varying seniority had been fired (incident was reported on LinkedIn and judged based on the dip in Oracle’s internal Slack membership count).

    Yeah, I should just start trying to move into a new field, huh.

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      The coal miners were told to learn to code, but maybe software engineers should be learning coal mining at this point. With all the AI data centers being built, there sure is going to be a lot of demand for coal.

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      I trained as a clown at literal clown school. Everyone laughed at me and told me I should’ve been a software engineer. Well, no ones laughing now.

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        so you’re a bad clown then?.. :)

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          :|

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      it’s possible. just, if you are looking right now, don’t expect the same salary you were getting. Be willing to take a minor pay cut, and be willing to take a service industry job just to get money. (that never touches your resume)

      I was in accounting and very underemployed when Arthur Andersen disintegrated. And then again for Lehman Brothers. It was rough, but I got through.

      the job search will destroy your soul. take breaks to keep yourself from doing things you will regret.

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        Minor pay cut?! Try 30% and no work from home. Companies smell blood in the water and low balling salaries across the board.

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          oof i didn’t think it was that bad, i hadn’t looked at actual numbers. iirc folk were doing 15-20 cuts back during the crises i was dealing with. wfh was unheard of back then tho, so like i get where you’re coming from.

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            The icing on the cake is that most of the offers are 6mo contracts, no benefits, with the option to hire or extend. This way the company can decide they don’t really need the position in six months and walk away with no recourse.

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              oh, the fuck you contractors special. i know those contracts. it’s better to go work retail. they at least will give you benefits and stability.

              my outlook might be colored by some incidents but you may have better luck than i have on those six month shit contracts.

              • diablomnky666@lemmy.wtf
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                Or try to get them to let you work that through your own LLC and triple up. lol

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      I feel you here. I graduated into covid and then as soon as things started opening again all these non stop layoffs

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      Just speaking for myself, as a systems administrator, I am actively pursuing my backup plans to get out of IT ASAP. What’s coming is topsy-turvy and will be dog eat dog.

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  • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    We need socialism. Seriously!

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    If that’s NOT another reason to study socialist theory, then I DON’T know what is. Seriously! https://redsails.org/

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    Time to organize

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    Larry Ellison looks like the cartoon superlative of the devil

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    Does he try to look like the devil, or does that apperance just like, manifest itself after doing enough evil?

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      He looks slightly burnt, or grilled.

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      I saw the image first, thought it was bbno$ cosplaying as trump.

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      this is the male equivalent of those MAGA women with the botched plastic surgeries.

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      Remember this is the BEST he can look. The hair color, the skin ointments and surgery, all of it. This is him at his best.

      This guy was never a looker.

      Also, the gloves are off for the filthy rich, we should attack them on every level, including calling them ugly. Never defend a monster.

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        No one told him he didn’t need to both act and look like a cartoon villain.

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        deleted by creator

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      It’s a combination of buccal fat removal (apparently everyone is doing this?), hard drugs probably and shit genetics.

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      How can you afford to own your own island but not afford a suit that fits?

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      I was thinking the dark side version of president skroob

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        Fucking nailed it. He looked super familiar and I couldn’t place it.

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        Vince McMahon

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          Is that Vince McMahon?

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            Yes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0xQwJZ7QU0

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      He looks so old that even the botched plastic surgeries are looking old now. Damn he looks frail…

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      WTF I can’t believe thats a real photo. It looks like someone cut two heads in half and then swapped halves before squishing them back together.

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      I was JUST going to say!! Disney Villain looking ass lmao

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      If you’re evil nowadays, you can just buy a Mar-a-lago face to short circuit the whole process.

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      Yes.

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      yes

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      Needs more Bobby Kotick, with a dash of that evil sham pastor who actually looks like the devil.

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    Feels like a month ago they were spending billions on some AI scheme.

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    One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison

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    Walmart Tony stark is an asshole

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      This is somehow both an insult to Tony Stark and Walmart. At least Walmart is just old fashioned business bastard evil and not, to my knowledge, apocalyptic techno-feudalist with immorality aspirations that belong in anime or comic books and a fucked up mannequin face

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        I was going for cheap rip off version of Tony stark based on looks

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          Ah my bad, I would’ve thought that was Great Value Tony Stark

          Edit: Clover Valley Tony Stark would be the Dollar Store variety

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      Phony Stark?

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    Look at that ghoul

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    Anyone taking odds on this being a prepare for the bubble popping vs. the corporate line that it’s to invest further into AI?

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      It’s just a continuation of the trend that’s been going on for 2+ years now.

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