Oracle has issued layoff notices for over 300 employees in California and Washington, with 143 and 161 notices respectively, effective October 13, 2025. Concerns have arisen regarding the accuracy of reported numbers, with a source suggesting many layoffs, especially among remote workers, are uncounted. A significant reduction in the workforce in India has also been noted, where about 10 percent of staff have been let go. Cuts were largely focused on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with ongoing low morale reported among employees in that division.
A staffer familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified, told The Register that the figure seems low, citing allegations that Microsoft's recent layoff notices failed to count those let go who worked remotely. "It feels like that happened here too, the reported numbers don't quite match up with what my network is saying," our source said, adding that a massive number of employees in India are being let go and that several offices may be closed.
My estimate would be low thousands worldwide," our source said. "Supposedly this is just the start, too." Oracle reportedly has let go about 10 percent of its staff in India.
The job cuts in Seattle focused on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, which offers infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service products. We're told that morale in the OCI group was already low after under-the-radar layoffs in March.
Honestly it is just about AI capex," our source said, in reference to the vast capital expenditures being made by cloud providers to build data centers for AI workloads.
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