Oracle's Cold 6AM Layoff Emails Hit Staff Amid New Wave of Cuts
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Oracle's Cold 6 AM Layoff Emails Hit Staff Amid New Wave of Cuts: 'Today Is Your Last Working Day' uk Sign In Account HomeMoney & WorkOracle’s Cold 6 AM Layoff Emails Hit Staff Amid New Wave of Cuts: ‘Today Is Your Last Working Day’The company has not disclosed how many workers were affected by the latest cuts, which follow a reported 21,000-employee decline during fiscal 2026 Sami Khan Published: Sep 14 2026, 5:46 PM BST Oracle has begun a new round of layoffs, once again sending 6 a.m. emails to staff about their termination. Oracle has started another wave of layoffs, with employees receiving termination emails early Monday morning as the company presses ahead with a sweeping restructuring. The latest cuts come after Oracle's workforce fell by roughly 21,000 employees, or 13%, during fiscal 2026.Before the latest round, Oracle employed approximately 141,000 people worldwide. The number of employees affected by the new cuts has not been publicly disclosed, but the company has now raised the estimated cost of its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan by $700 million, bringing the total to roughly $2.8 billion.Earlier reports had estimated that Oracle's broader 2026 restructuring could eventually affect between 20,000 and 30,000 positions, but that figure was not a confirmed tally for the latest round.Oracle's 6AM Layoff Emails ReturnAffected employees received notification emails early in the morning, with the messages signalling immediate job termination rather than a transition period. Severance packages were offered to those let go, though the specific terms varied by role and region. Some teams experienced double-digit percentage cuts, according to an internal document reviewed by Business Insider.Oracle's layoffs unfolded in the early morning for many employees, with termination emails arriving as early as 6 a.m. The process has drawn criticism from staff and sparked a wave of accounts on social media.According to posts on a Reddit forum, the process appeared to follow a coordinated, almost clinical timeline. '4am Eastern Time is when federated logins were disabled. If you still have access, you are ok,' one user wrote, describing how Slack access was cut in a rolling wave between 5 a.m. and 5:30 a.m., followed by termination emails landing 'on the dot' at 6 a.m.Some employees said they discovered the cuts after waking up. 'I kept waking up in the middle of the night to check but logged in at 6:30am,' one employee wrote, noting a stock grant tied to a promotion was due next month, one that will now never materialise.The scale of the cuts appears steep in parts of the business. One user described losing half of the team within Oracle's CSS organisation, with the layoffs sweeping up directors and managers alongside frontline staff in North American CSM teams.One Reddit user who said he worked at an Oracle site in Texas claimed he discovered he'd been laid off when his badge failed at the gate. Locked out of Slack and unable to access his accounts on-site, he had to connect to the network from outside the building just to retrieve his own termination email and forward it to his personal address before losing access for good. The employee said he had started the role on February 2 and had received a "Meets Expectations" performance rating.For others, the sting was less about logistics and more about what the email represented. '24 years as a QA at Oracle and just an impersonal email,' one long-time employee wrote.These comments were not independently verified at the time of this writing.What the Layoff Email SaidWe 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.Immediate Action RequiredTo receive important follow-up information, including FAQs and separation documents to help you through this transition, you must provide a personal email address.Please click here to submit a personal email address immediately. If you make a submission error, please re-submit a new form. 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Oracle initiated a new round of layoffs, communicating job terminations to staff via emails early Monday morning, which the company termed the last working day for affected employees. These recent cuts occur following a broader workforce reduction of approximately 21,000 employees, or 13 percent, experienced during fiscal 2026. The financial scope of the company's efforts has escalated, with Oracle raising the estimated cost of its fiscal 2026 restructuring plan by $700 million, resulting in a total estimated cost of roughly $2.8 billion to cover severance and other associated restructuring costs. The method of communication involved immediate termination notifications, while severance packages were offered, though the specific terms varied based on the role and geographic region of the employee. The operational process surrounding the layoffs appeared coordinated and timed, with internal accounts suggesting that system access, such as federated logins and Slack access, was restricted in a rolling manner before the termination emails were delivered precisely at 6 a.m. Some employees reported discovering the layoffs after waking up, highlighting the abrupt nature of the transition. The impact on employees varied significantly; some experienced substantial departmental reductions, such as losing half of the team within Oracle's CSS organization, while others, like long-term employees, focused on the impersonal nature of the notification following years of service. Employees experienced difficulties accessing their work environments, with some detailing situations where they were locked out of on-site systems, necessitating external communication simply to receive separation details. The stated rationale behind this extensive restructuring is the company's need to manage costs while simultaneously investing billions into artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure to enhance overall efficiency. This restructuring is situated within a larger global trend, as reports indicate that Oracle was among major technology employers, including Amazon, Dell, Uber, and PayPal, participating in a wider wave of technology sector workforce reductions in 2026 driven by increased investment in advanced technologies. |