Oracle is cutting up to 30,000 employees to pay for AI data centres

Employees across the US, India, Canada, and Mexico woke up on 31 March to termination emails from “Oracle Leadership” with no prior warning. TD Cowen estimates the cuts will affect 18% of Oracle’s 162,000-person workforce and free up $8-10 billion to fund AI infrastructure. Oracle has not confirmed the total number.

Oracle began executing what analysts believe could be the largest layoff in the company’s history on Tuesday, 31 March 2026.

Employees across the United States, India, Canada, Mexico, and other countries received termination emails from “Oracle Leadership” at approximately 6 a.m. local time, with no prior warning from HR or their direct managers.

The emails informed employees that their roles had been eliminated as part of a broader organisational change, and that the day of the email was their final working day. Access to company systems was cut immediately.

Oracle has not confirmed the total ...