Oracle employees demand better severance and benefits after AI-driven layoffs
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Updated · TIME · Apr 30
Oracle employees demand better severance and benefits after AI-driven layoffs
8 articles · Updated · TIME · Apr 30
More than 600 workers signed the April 17 letter after Oracle cut up to 30,000 jobs in a month, with some saying they had trained AI systems that later displaced them.
They sought higher severance, extended healthcare, visa support and stock acceleration, but Oracle said it would address concerns only individually and has rejected many requests, former employees told TIME.
The cuts come as Oracle pours billions into AI data centres despite expected negative cash flow until at least 2030, leaving some laid-off staff facing lost unvested stock, medical disruption and possible deportation.
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