Cloud giant Oracle has commenced a global layoff process, notifying numerous employees of their job loss via early-morning emails. Workers worldwide reported receiving notifications from Oracle, stating the termination of their employment. The emails began circulating around 6 am local time in the US, with an Oracle spokesperson refraining from immediate comments on the situation.
In the email content, employees were informed that their roles were being eliminated as part of a broader organizational change based on Oracle’s current business needs. The message specified that the affected employees’ access to company resources like computers, email, and files would soon be deactivated. Additionally, employees were instructed not to retain any confidential information post-termination.
Laid-off staff members were offered severance packages and were required to provide personal email addresses for further communication. Oracle, which had approximately 162,000 full-time employees as of May 2025, outlined the process for receiving severance benefits in the termination email. Reports indicate that Oracle might be letting go of 20,000 to 30,000 employees, representing about 18% of its global workforce, although the company has not officially commented on the scale of the layoffs.
