Oracle layoffs: Employees told ‘today is your last working day’ in early-morning email

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On 14th September 2026, Oracle employees in the US were informed of the latest round of layoffs in an early-morning email saying their jobs had been eliminated and that the same day would be their last working day. The message, signed “Oracle Leadership”, said the decision was part of a wider organisational change based on the company’s current business needs. Oracle, however, has not publicly confirmed the reported fresh round of layoffs.

For many employees, the message arrived as they started their regular workday. In some cases, access to Oracle’s systems was reportedly cut off even before the email arrived. Federated logins stopped working at around 4 am local time, while access to Slack was disconnected between about 5 am and 5:30 am.

The termination email began by telling employees that Oracle was sharing “some difficult news” about their position. It said the company had reviewed its current business needs and decided to remove their roles as part of a broader organisational change.

Employees to receive severance details

The email said affected employees would be eligible for a severance package after completing their termination paperwork, subject to the terms of Oracle’s severance plan. A separate email from DocuSign was to be sent to their Oracle email accounts with details about the severance and termination date.

For US employees, the severance package includes four weeks of base pay, along with an additional week for every year of service, according to documents seen by Business Insider. The package had earlier been reported to have a maximum limit of 26 weeks.

Employees were also asked to provide a personal email address immediately. Oracle said this would be used to send important follow-up material, including FAQs, separation documents and information related to severance agreements.

Access to systems to be cut off

The email warned affected workers that access to their computers, Oracle email, voicemail and files would soon be deactivated. Employees would no longer be able to log into their computers.

Oracle also reminded departing employees that they must not download, copy or keep company confidential information. This included sending such information to their personal email accounts.

The communication ended by thanking employees for their contributions and directing them to Oracle’s HR team through the Ask HR page for any questions during the separation process.

Oracle has not disclosed total layoffs

Oracle has not publicly said how many employees have been affected by the latest job cuts. The company has also not formally released the termination email.

The latest layoffs follow a significant reduction in Oracle’s workforce during fiscal 2026. The company’s employee count fell by about 21,000, or 13%, during the year that ended 31st May. Before the latest cuts, Oracle had around 141,000 employees.

Heavy AI and cloud spending behind restructuring

The job cuts come as Oracle is spending heavily to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure. The company has been increasing its data-centre capacity to handle growing cloud and AI workloads while also working to reduce payroll and restructuring costs.

Oracle spent $28.5 billion on capital expenditure in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and expects full-year capital spending to reach between $90 billion and $95 billion.

The company has also increased its expected restructuring costs by $700 million, taking the projected total to about $2.8 billion. Oracle is raising tens of billions of dollars through debt and equity to support its expansion.

Despite the layoffs and rising costs, Oracle has reported strong growth in its cloud business. Cloud infrastructure revenue rose 121% to $7.4 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2027.

Written by OpIndia Staff
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