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- Oracle carried out a round of layoffs on Tuesday that reportedly affected around 2,500 employees.
- Sourabh Sahu, who had worked at Oracle for 12 years, found himself unable to log in on the day of the layoffs.
- Sahu's wife Pooja Sahu shared his story on LinkedIn, saying Sourabh had worked on Diwali and Holi, during anniversaries and birthdays, and even logged in from a hospital while she underwent surgery.
- Oracle told affected employees in an email sent between 4am and 6am that their roles had been eliminated as part of a broader organisational change, with severance packages offered.
- The layoffs come as Oracle spends heavily on artificial intelligence infrastructure and expands data-centre capacity while cutting payroll costs.
What to watch next
- Details of severance packages and further communication with laid-off employees
- Whether more layoff rounds follow as Oracle cuts payroll costs during its AI infrastructure expansion
- Ongoing impact of layoffs across the wider tech sector
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Pooja Sahu
wife of Sourabh Sahu
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“This post is for everyone who works day and night to provide for their families, especially amid visa uncertainty, yet still gives their best every day”
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…employees who found themselves unable to log in on Tuesday. His heartbreak, shared by his wife Pooja Sahu, has captured hearts online as many continue to navigate their way through the mass layoffs in the tech sector. " This post is for everyone who works day and night to provide for their families, especially amid visa uncertainty, yet still gives their best every day ," she wrote on LinkedIn. His wife added that Sourabh found himself working on festivals such as Holi and Diwali, during anniversaries and birthdays, vacations, and even logged in from a hospital while his wife…
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