Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Oracle Begins Fresh Layoffs Amid Major AI Expansion
Oracle is removing some employees from their jobs in a new round of layoffs.
Some workers said their computer access and Slack stopped working before they received an email.
The email said their jobs were eliminated and that the same day was their last working day.
Oracle said the decision was connected to business needs and a larger organisational change.
The company has not said how many people were affected.
Workers from cloud, engineering, security and support teams said they were among those cut.
Some said they had good performance records and had worked at Oracle for years.
At the same time, Oracle is spending billions on data centres, artificial intelligence and cloud services.
The company’s cloud revenue grew strongly, but its free cash flow was negative because of its expansion spending.
Oracle workers said system access, Slack connections and building badges failed before termination emails arrived around 6 a.m. on September 14.
The email said employees’ roles were eliminated because of current business needs and a broader organisational change.
Oracle has not disclosed how many workers were affected in the latest round.
Reports indicate cuts affected cloud, engineering, security and support teams, including employees with strong performance records and long service.
Oracle raised expected fiscal 2026 restructuring costs by about $700 million to roughly $2.8 billion while investing heavily in AI and cloud infrastructure.
- Who
- Oracle employees, with reported cuts across cloud, engineering, security and support functions.
- What
- Oracle began another round of layoffs and eliminated affected employees’ roles immediately.
- When
- The latest reported terminations occurred on September 14, with emails sent around 6 a.m.; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Within Oracle’s workforce and systems; the articles do not identify a specific location.
- Why
- Oracle cited current business needs and a broader organisational change, amid restructuring and heavy investment in AI and cloud infrastructure.
Oracle’s stated rationale
Employees’ concerns
Reason for the layoffs
Oracle’s stated rationale
Oracle’s notification said roles were eliminated because of current business needs and a broader organisational change.
Employees’ concerns
Affected workers questioned the cuts because some reported strong performance records and years of service.
Business priorities
Oracle’s stated rationale
The layoffs are part of wider restructuring as Oracle manages major spending on AI, data centres and cloud infrastructure.
Employees’ concerns
Employees may view the simultaneous investment and job losses as difficult to reconcile, particularly when the company is reporting strong revenue and cloud growth.
Notification process
Oracle’s stated rationale
Oracle’s email instructed employees to provide personal contact information for severance and separation documents and warned that access would be deactivated.
Employees’ concerns
Workers described losing system, Slack and badge access before receiving the formal termination email, which they experienced as abrupt.
- Company
- Oracle
- Notification time
- Around 6 a.m. on September 14
- Final working day
- The same day employees received the termination email
- Affected functions
- Cloud, engineering, security and support, according to worker reports
- Fiscal 2026 restructuring costs
- Approximately $2.8 billion, after an increase of about $700 million
- First-quarter revenue
- $19.3 billion, up 30% year-on-year
- Cloud infrastructure revenue
- $7.4 billion, up 121% year-on-year
- Free cash flow
- Negative $5.4 billion