Oracle Layoffs: Laid Off Senior Manager Looks Forward To ‘Enjoy Sleeping In’ For A While | Viral

The ‘6 AM email’ that ended up changing the lives of many Oracle employees for the bad and even for the worst– seemingly did not waiver the optimism of a senior manager, who was one of the many unfortunate employees who got laid off. Claire Fontenot, a Senior Technical Program Manager for Product Development, took to her LinkedIn to share a rather different reaction to getting laid off from Oracle: “I will enjoy sleeping in this morning lolol.” The post immediately went viral, with netizens reacting in several ways.As per her post, her first reaction was surely “Yikes”, however, it soon turned into a realisation about it being a “freedom” and a “rare opportunity to slow down”. Reportedly, Oracle laid off around “30,000 employees” in all its

branches from across the globe. What was further “outraging” was the fact that the “lay off email” was sent to the sacked employees at 6 in the morning.Times Now could not confirm the details of the post. Check out the viral post: “Yikes- I thought to myself, being one of the many many folks impacted by recent layoffs at Oracle. But it happens, and I will enjoy sleeping in this morning lolol I will enjoy the challenge of ambiguity, the uncomfortable-ness of saying ‘I’m looking for a job’, but mostly (I think) the freedom of a rare opportunity to slow down and reflect on what I’m wanting to do next. All to say, hope everyone is doing okay!! I think it’ll be okay,” the post read. The post was shared on LinkedIn by the handle ‘Claire Fontenot’. The post was shared today and pulled many views from people.

Internet’s reactions: “Stay strong Claire. Real leadership, either HGI or AGI, is based on genuine wisdom. We must perfect wisdom not abstract productivity like Oracle,” a user said. “Sorry to hear that Claire, so so many good people are gone today,” added another.ALSO READ: Epic Games Layoffs: Employee Fighting Cancer Gets Laid Off! Wife’s Emotional Post Lands Company In Trouble “Dang Oracle picked the WRONG person to cut,” added another person. “Wow, sorry to hear this news Claire...you were awesome and it's Oracle's loss. Happy to help if you need any advice or references,” added another person.“I hope you get a better job and a much better place to work next,” added another person. “This sure is a refreshing approach towards the layoffs,” added another.