Oracle layoffs: Employees receive email from ‘Oracle leadership’ at 6 a.m. stating: “We have decided to eliminate your role…”
Oracle has begun laying off employees across its global offices, with employees in the US, India and other regions reporting termination emails arriving in their inboxes at 6 a.m. EST on Tuesday. The email sent from “Oracle leadership” informed employees that their roles had been eliminated as part of a broader organizational change – and that the day they received the email was their last working day.There was no prior notice, no call from HR, no manager loop-in. Just an email.Within hours of the layoffs going live, there was a flood of posts on Reddit’s r/employeesOfOracle subreddit and Blind. 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 being let go in a single sweep. At least one manager was also part of the cuts. NetSuite’s India Development Center (IDC) was also affected, with PM, IC and manager roles being cut at multiple levels.
Severance offered in layoff email, but only after signing termination paperwork
The termination email told employees they would be eligible for a severance package, but only after signing severance documents sent through DocuSign. Employees were also asked to update their personal email address 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 in months. However, any unvested RSUs are gone.According to the post on the subreddit, affected employees will retain access to their vested stock through Fidelity, but access to the production system was revoked almost immediately. Some employees reported that April 3 was their official last working day, followed by a one-month garden leave period with limited access.The post on Blind also claims that Oracle recently installed a tracking utility on all Mac laptops issued to employees, allegedly logging all activity on the device. The post warned affected employees not to copy any code or data before returning their machines.
This is 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 decided 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 of your severance and termination date.”
Oracle is cutting jobs to boost its massive AI infrastructure
The layoffs could be part of Oracle’s largest-ever restructuring. TD Cowen estimates the cuts could affect 20,000 to 30,000 employees – about 18% of Oracle’s 162,000-strong global workforce – which would free up $8-10 billion of cash flow. The money is needed to finance an aggressive, debt-heavy expansion into AI data centers that has put the company under severe financial stress.Oracle has taken on $58 billion of new debt in just two months, the value of its stock has fallen by more than half since peaking in September 2025, and several US banks have quietly pulled out of financing its data center projects. The company, which reported a 95% surge in net income last quarter to $6.13 billion, is betting big on AI infrastructure — but the bill is coming up fast.