Oracle has begun laying off employees across its global offices, with workers in US, India, and other regions reporting termination emails landing in their inboxes as early as 6AM EST on Tuesday. The emails, sent from “Oracle Leadership,” informed employees that their roles had been eliminated as part of a broader organisational change—and that the day they received the email was their last working day.There was no prior intimation, no call from HR, no manager loop-in. Just an email.Posts on Reddit’s r/employeesOfOracle subreddit and Blind flooded in within hours of the layoffs going live. Affected employees said teams like RHS (Revenue and Health Sciences) and SVOS (SaaS and Virtual Operations Services) saw at least a 30% reduction in force, with 16 or more engineers from individual business units let go in a single sweep. At least one manager was also part of the cuts. NetSuite’s India Development Centre (IDC) was hit too, with cuts spanning PM, IC, and manager roles across multiple levels.
The layoff email offered a severance, but only after signing termination paperwork
The termination email told employees they would be eligible for a severance package, but only after signing separation documents sent via DocuSign. Employees were also asked to update their personal email addresses to receive follow-up information including FAQs and separation details. For India, the severance structure is expected to follow the standard N+2 formula, where N is the number of years worked, paid out in months. Any unvested RSUs, however, are gone.According to posts on the subreddit, affected employees will retain access to their vested stock through Fidelity, but production systems access was revoked almost immediately. Some employees reported April 3 as their formal last working day, followed by a one-month garden leave period with limited access.Posts on Blind also claim Oracle recently installed a tracking utility on all Mac laptops issued to employees, reportedly logging all activity on the device. The post warned affected employees not to copy any code or data before returning their machines.
Here’s what Oracle’s layoff email said
The email, sent from “Oracle Leadership” and screenshotted by affected employees, read:“We are sharing some difficult news regarding your position. After careful consideration of Oracle’s current business needs, we have made the decision to eliminate your role as part of a broader organizational change. As a result, today is your last working day. We are grateful for your dedication, hard work, and the impact you have made during your time with us. After signing your termination paperwork, you will be eligible to receive a severance package subject to the terms and conditions of the severance plan. You will receive an email from DocuSign to your Oracle email address with details on your severance and termination date.”
Oracle is cutting jobs to fund its massive AI infrastructure push
The layoffs are part of what could be Oracle’s largest-ever restructuring. TD Cowen estimates the cuts could hit 20,000 to 30,000 employees—roughly 18% of Oracle’s 162,000-strong global workforce—freeing up $8–10 billion in cash flow. The money is needed to fund an aggressive, debt-heavy expansion into AI data centres that has put the company under serious financial strain.Oracle has piled on $58 billion in new debt in just two months, its stock has shed over half its value since peaking in September 2025, and multiple US banks have quietly pulled back from financing its data centre projects. The company, which posted a 95% jump in net income to $6.13 billion last quarter, is betting big on AI infrastructure—but the bill is coming due fast.
