A LinkedIn post about the latest Oracle layoffs has sparked a wider conversation about corporate loyalty after a woman said her husband lost his job following 12 years with the technology giant despite years of working through holidays, family events and even hospital visits. Pooja Sahu said her husband, Sourabh Sahu, discovered that his role had been eliminated after losing access to Oracle's work systems. According to her account, there was no personal conversation before the termination.

She described years in which work regularly came before festivals such as Holi, Diwali and Rakhi, as well as birthdays, anniversaries and weekends. On one occasion, she said, he continued working from hospital while she underwent surgery. During a family trip to New Mexico, he remained on calls while she drove. The personal account has gained attention at a time when Oracle is carrying out another round of workforce reductions while simultaneously spending heavily on data centres, cloud capacity and artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Oracle Layoffs Put Sourabh Sahu's 12-Year Career in Spotlight

The story of Sourabh Sahu became widely shared after his wife detailed what she described as the personal sacrifices behind his 12-year career. Her post said he routinely worked during holidays and major Indian festivals. She also recalled occasions when family plans were shaped around his professional commitments. Then came the job loss. According to multiple reports citing Pooja's LinkedIn post, Sourabh realised something was wrong when he could no longer log into his Oracle account. His wife said that after more than a decade of service, he did not receive the kind of personal conversation she had expected before the role ended.

Her post did not simply describe losing an income. It questioned a workplace culture in which employees may sacrifice personal time believing long hours and loyalty provide greater career security. The response online has therefore extended well beyond one Oracle employee. Many users have discussed whether working through holidays, illness and family occasions is worth the personal cost when restructuring decisions can ultimately eliminate a role regardless of an individual's commitment.

What Did Pooja Sahu Say About Her Husband?

One detail in Pooja's account stood out in particular. She said her husband continued working while she was admitted to hospital for surgery to remove polyps. He remained available for his job during the hospital stay instead of completely stepping away from work. She also said he worked during Holi, Diwali and Rakhi and remained professionally engaged during weekends, birthdays and anniversaries.

During a holiday in New Mexico, she recalled driving while Sourabh attended work calls. These examples turned what could have been another corporate restructuring story into a much more personal discussion about boundaries between work and family life. Pooja also used the post to draw attention to people dealing with employment uncertainty while depending on work visas, where losing a job may create immigration pressures alongside the immediate financial impact.

Why Is Oracle Cutting Jobs Again?

The latest workforce reductions form part of broader organisational changes at Oracle. Employees affected in the United States reportedly received messages telling them their positions were being eliminated based on the company's current business needs. Some workers were informed early in the morning that the same day would be their final working day. Oracle had approximately 141,000 full-time employees as of May 31, 2026, according to its annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The same filing shows that Oracle recorded about $1.8 billion in restructuring expenses during fiscal 2026. The company said its restructuring programme included measures designed to improve operational efficiency, including the adoption and integration of AI technologies across some functions. That does not mean every individual job cut can be attributed directly to AI. Rather, Oracle is simultaneously restructuring parts of its workforce while shifting extraordinary amounts of capital into cloud computing and AI-focused infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Spending Is Surging

Oracle's business is undergoing a major shift as demand for AI computing expands. On September 10, the company reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $19.3 billion, up 30% year-on-year. Its cloud infrastructure revenue jumped 121% to $7.4 billion. Oracle said it added 850 megawatts of data-centre capacity during the quarter. The scale of spending required to support that growth is substantial. Reports on the latest cuts say Oracle's capital expenditure reached about $28.5 billion in the first quarter, while the company expects spending to potentially reach $90 billion to $95 billion in fiscal 2027.

Building artificial intelligence infrastructure requires data centres, specialised chips, networking equipment, electricity and other expensive resources. The company is therefore trying to balance rapid cloud expansion with costs elsewhere in the organisation. That financial backdrop has become an important part of the discussion surrounding the latest layoffs.

Are Oracle Layoffs Affecting Employees in India?

India has also been affected by the latest restructuring. Moneycontrol reported that a fresh round of cuts had begun across Oracle's Indian operations, with product engineering appearing to face a significant impact. Support and consulting teams were reportedly less affected, although employees across multiple areas received termination notices. The Times of India separately reported that sources estimated around 1,000 to 1,500 employees in India could be affected in the latest round.

However, that estimate has not been independently verified, and Oracle had not publicly confirmed an India-specific number when the report was published. This distinction matters because several different figures are circulating online regarding the Oracle layoffs. Some numbers refer to earlier restructuring rounds, while others are estimates for the current cuts. They should not be treated as one confirmed global layoff total.

What Severance Packages Are Affected Workers Getting?

Reports indicate that US employees affected in the latest round were offered severance packages based partly on their length of service. Business Insider reported that impacted employees were offered four weeks of base salary plus an additional week of salary for each year of service. Previous Oracle severance documents reviewed by Business Insider reportedly placed a 26-week cap on such payments, although reports note that current individual terms may vary. The position in India is different.

Earlier reporting on Oracle's 2026 restructuring said some Indian employees were offered terms involving salary linked to completed years of service, notice-period compensation, leave encashment and gratuity where applicable. Certain packages also depended on employees agreeing to separation terms. Because employment laws and company plans vary by jurisdiction, the severance packages offered to US employees should not automatically be assumed to apply to workers in India or elsewhere. There is also no verified public information showing the precise package received by Sourabh.

Why Sourabh Sahu's Story Resonated Online

Corporate layoffs are usually reported through numbers: jobs cut, departments affected and restructuring costs. This story attracted attention because it put a family behind those numbers. For 12 years, according to his wife's account, Sourabh Sahu remained available through weekends, festivals and important family moments. Her frustration was not simply that his job ended. It was that years of personal sacrifice did not appear to change how abruptly that ending arrived. That has prompted workers online to discuss a difficult question: how much loyalty should an employee give an organisation when business decisions can override individual performance or tenure?

Oracle's own fiscal 2026 annual report provides an interesting piece of context. The company said the average employee tenure was approximately eight years and that 31% of employees had worked at Oracle for at least 10 years. Long service, in other words, is not unusual within the organisation. But restructuring can still affect experienced employees.

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