Cloud computing firm Oracle is laying off thousands of employees to cut costs, CNBC reported. According to Business Insider, employees have started receiving notifications on Tuesday.
The full extent of the cuts, which will affect employees globally, could not be immediately learned. But some reports have suggested that it may be as high as 20,000 and 30,000, and may also affect around 12,000 Oracle employees in India.
The notification email, which was sent to the laid-off employees at 6 AM EST on Tuesday, ended thousands of jobs overnight.
The company cited “organisational change” and said their roles have been eliminated with immediate effect. “Today is your last working day,” in the email viewed by Business Insider.
“We are grateful for your dedication, hard work, and the impact you have made during your time with us,” the company wrote, saying that the employees being terminated are eligible to receive a severance package “subject to the terms and conditions of the severance plan.”
According to LinkedIn posts from laid-off employees, the cuts have affected staff across Oracle Health, Sales, Cloud, Customer Success, and NetSuite. They said that there was no prior communication before they received the email.
The job cuts are part of a "reduction in force and other terminations," Oracle said, adding that its Seattle sites will remain open, CNBC reported.
The company had about 162,000 full-time employees globally as of May 2025.
The layoffs come amid Oracle's steps to increase spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure in an effort to better compete with cloud rivals, such as Alphabet and Amazon.
In a March filing, Oracle said it expects total costs tied to its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan to reach up to $2.1 billion, largely driven by employee severance and related expenses.
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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 organisational 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.
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