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Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:05:28 +0000

Oracle Axed 30,000 Workers by 6 AM Email — Stock Went Up 6%

A five-line email. No warning. No manager call. Just “your role has been eliminated” and a locked Slack account. Welcome to 2026 corporate America.

30,000 employees terminated ⦁ 18% of Oracle’s workforce ⦁ $156B AI datacenter bet ⦁ ORCL up 6% on the news ⦁ $8–10B freed in cash flow

On March 31st, 2026, tens of thousands of Oracle employees woke up to a five-line termination email from “Oracle Leadership.” No heads-up from HR. No conversation with their manager. Systems access cut off immediately. And while they were updating LinkedIn with #OpenToWork, Oracle stock was climbing. You’re not ready for how cooked this whole situation is.

🧩 Dumb Mode Dictionary (click for more details) 📖 The Backstory — How We Got Here (click for more details) 📧 The 6 AM Email — What Actually Happened (click for more details) 📊 The Numbers — Because They're Brutal (click for more details) 💬 Reactions — From LinkedIn to Blind (click for more details) 🔍 The Bigger Picture — This Isn't Just Oracle (click for more details)

Cool. Your Job Got Replaced by a GPU Budget Line. Now What the Hell Do We Do? (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

🛡️ Hustle #1 — Sell 'Layoff Recovery' Career Pivot Packages (click for more details) 💼 Hustle #2 — Oracle-to-AWS Migration Consulting (click for more details) ⚙️ Hustle #3 — Build an AI Job Displacement Tracker (click for more details) 📝 Hustle #4 — Severance Negotiation Templates & Guides (click for more details) 🔧 Hustle #5 — Offer Interim Oracle DBA Services on Retainer (click for more details) 🛠️ Follow-Up Actions (click for more details)

Quick Hits

Want to… | Do this
Check if your company is next | Search SEC filings for “restructuring charges” — that’s the canary
Negotiate better severance | Never sign the first offer. Consult an employment lawyer immediately
Pivot to AI infrastructure roles | Oracle is hiring for datacenter ops — yes, while firing everyone else
Track the layoff domino effect | Watch Blind and Layoffs.fyi for real-time verified reports
Protect yourself proactively | Document your work, save contacts externally, keep your resume current always

Oracle spent $156 billion on GPUs and paid for it with 30,000 careers. The stock went up. The emails were five lines. And nobody in a corner office lost a single thing.

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