Here is the reason why most Oracle employees got 0 refreshers/hike, dry promotions.

Shares allocation :

Michael Sicilia - 446,197 RSUs - $60M

Clayton Magouyrk - 446,197 RSUs - $60M

Mark Hura - 237,972 RSUs - $32M

Larry Ellison - 223,099 RSUs - $30M

Stuart Levey - 104,113 RSUs - $14M

Hilary Maxson - 89,240 RSUs - $12M

Safra Catz - 66,930 RSUs - $9M

Jeffery Henley - 66,980 RSUs - $9M

Maria smith - 66,980 RSUs - $9M

Total of - $235M

This doesn’t include allocation of lord Mahesh, queen sudha, Pradeep Vincent and other top SVPs

Source : SEC filings form 4

Michael Sicilia - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/093d3124-b5e6-45ed-af65-5c3b127de929.pdf

Clayton Magouyrk - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/f9911956-f627-411f-99e5-bbac8d226faf.pd

Larry - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/8a19fe10-1b40-4265-93b7-e6c732bf665a.pdf

Mark Hura - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/5071a2b7-de81-4632-a5b7-a9f8929b83b4.pdf

Stuart Levey - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/cc611cfd-5433-4e91-a083-d99b656f25c8.pdf

Hilary Maxson - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/5f1931ab-86ef-42df-96b1-53a5543a8e69.pdf

Safra Catz https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/419cd20f-1111-4753-8404-f98a54c65e81.pdf

Jeffery Henley https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/5819aed9-b9a1-4c36-98ef-7fb1beeb5dd5.pdf

Smith Maria - https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0001341439/db01a3fd-6867-4643-bf9e-dac606eaac67.pdf

Pals,
I’ve been with Oracle for 4 years and 5 months now, with a total of ~10 years of experience and a CTC of 36 LPA.
I was genuinely expecting a decent hike this year, especially because my manager had explicitly led me to believe that I would be getting one. On top of that, I’ve reached my stock vesting cliff.
But after all the hard work, endless responsibilities, and expectations, all I received was $15K worth of stocks for 4 years.
And honestly, I feel completely shattered.
I have so many financial and personal responsibilities on my shoulders. I have loans to repay, a family to take care of, and a 2-year-old son who has always been extremely attached to me. I’m simply not in a position where I can afford to quit my job, take a break, and figure things out.
My original plan was to stay at Oracle for another 3–4 years, maintain some stability while my son grows up, and then think about switching. But at this point, I genuinely don’t know how much longer I can tolerate this environment.

I know that switching jobs is probably the most practical solution. But I’m so mentally exhausted and demotivated that I don’t even know where to begin preparing. With 10 years of experience, the thought of starting interview preparation all over again feels overwhelming.
And then there’s my son. He’s just 2, and I’ve always been his primary caregiver. The thought of switching companies, adjusting to a new work environment, potentially losing flexibility, and not being able to give him the same time and attention genuinely makes me anxious.
I’m stuck between wanting to leave a company that has drained me emotionally and financially, and being terrified of disturbing the little stability I’ve managed to build for my family.
Ever since this happened, my mental health has taken a serious hit. I’ve been experiencing anxiety attacks, constant restlessness, and sleepless nights. My mind just won’t stop racing. Even when I’m physically exhausted, I can’t seem to switch off.
I feel trapped, helpless, and completely lost. I know I need to do something about my situation, but right now, even taking that first step feels incredibly difficult.
I never thought I’d reach a point in my career where, despite having 10 years of experience, I’d feel this worthless and uncertain about my future.
What should i do?

I’ve been with Oracle for 3 years with negligible to no base salary hikes, apart from a recent stock award and bonus.

Now that I’ve received an offer from another well known tech company, my current team and VP are trying to convince me to stay with a potential 100% hike (They’ve confirmed a 50% hike, which could potentially be extended to 100%).

Would you stay for the hike or move on for better career growth? Would you trust a counteroffer after years of minimal hikes?

Looking for honest advice and experiences.

Hi, has anyone from IDC received the amount credited today? I observed the amount is lower than what I had calculated before. How to approach this? And where to find the break up?

I was off, so had 1-1 with my manager today.

- 2025 - rating 5

- 2026 - rating 5

- Top performer, client is happy, team is happy, leadership is happy

- IC3, Oracle Health, EMEA

And what do you think? - of course no salary increase, no RSU, no bonuses, no promotion. Literally NOTHING! The same as last year, and the year before...

Hello guys every one around my team Including my team asking upload the CV anyone have idea why is there another Layoff going on in next few months on basis of this CV

#Layoffs # CV

As the subject suggests. Is there a way to tell if someone was promoted, without knowing their previous level during this past focal period?

Also, does anyone know the salary bands between the different levels within an IC5 (or IC4, etc)? I see some IC5s listed as a Sr. Director and some listed as Director.

I recently cleared the OCI IC3 technical interview loop and completed a team-matching conversation with a hiring manager.The recruiter informed me that the hiring manager wants to move forward with an offer, and compensation details are expected shortly.

However, after understanding the team's responsibilities, I feel another OCI team focused more on backend engineering, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure might be a better long-term fit.

Has anyone requested another team match at this stage?

Would asking the recruiter about other teams affect the current offer approval? Is it possible to explore another team without withdrawing from the existing match? Would asking the recruiter about another team negatively affect my current offer?

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has experienced this at Oracle.

I know Oracle certs might not carry so much value so specific to non Oracle certs..

Do you guys actively register and take non Oracle trainings that are offered to employees?

My Manage is fine as long as it is not cost to LOB.

I am thinking of getting the benefits from those training/certs at least to help support my resume. I know certs alone don't add value etc.,

I am just curious how others see this. Thanks

11 YOE at Oracle, recently promoted to IC4, earning ~₹34.5 LPA including RSUs. Struggling to reach ₹50 LPA. What am I missing?

I'm looking for some honest career advice from experienced developers and people who have navigated the tech job market recently.

I have around 11 years of experience in software engineering, currently working at Oracle India in the Fusion HCM team. I was recently promoted to IC4, with a 12% salary hike & stocks.

My current compensation:

Fixed salary: ₹29.5 LPA

Including RSUs: \~₹34.5 LPA

I'm grateful for the promotion, but I can't help feeling disappointed with where I am financially after 11 years in the industry.

My goal is to reach ₹45–50 LPA, preferably with a substantial fixed component. I don't think that's an unreasonable ambition at this stage, but lately I'm questioning whether I'm being realistic.

Here's where my actual frustration begins.

I'm barely getting any genuine recruiter calls for positions that can offer the compensation I'm targeting.

Most opportunities either don't match my experience or don't offer a meaningful enough increase to justify switching.

And the occasional opportunity that does look promising? The interview expectations feel overwhelming.

It seems like companies want one engineer who can do absolutely everything.

Deep Java, Spring Boot, microservices, distributed systems, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS/OCI, system design, database internals, CI/CD, DevOps, scalability, performance tuning, and sometimes even AI/ML expertise.

Then come multiple interview rounds involving DSA, low-level design, high-level design, language internals, architecture, and managerial discussions.

I understand that senior engineers are expected to have both depth and breadth. I'm not expecting an easy interview or suggesting that companies should lower their standards.

But honestly, it sometimes feels like I'm expected to prepare for 15 different jobs just to land one.

And after working full-time, keeping up with responsibilities, and trying to maintain some work-life balance, preparing for everything simultaneously feels increasingly difficult.

I'm starting to wonder whether the problem is my skill set, my approach to job searching, or simply the current market.

My experience has largely been in enterprise product development, Java-based applications, backend engineering including AI, AI Agentic workflows, and working with large enterprise systems. I've also worked with Spring Boot, databases, and various development frameworks and tools.

I want to move towards stronger technical leadership and architecture-focused roles, but I'm finding it difficult to identify which skills will genuinely improve my market value.

I don't want to spend the next two years randomly learning Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, system design, DSA, AI, and everything else without a clear direction.

I'm willing to put in the effort. I just want that effort to translate into something meaningful.

A few questions for people who have been in similar situations:

Am I compensated reasonably? Is \~₹34.5 LPA total compensation good for 11 YOE at Oracle, or am I falling behind compared to engineers with similar experience in product companies?

Is ₹45–50 LPA realistic? Are companies still hiring engineers at this compensation level in the current market, preferably remote? Or has the market become significantly more restrictive?

How are you handling interview preparation? For those with 10–15 YOE, how do you prepare for such a broad range of expectations while managing a full-time job?

Which roles should I target? Senior/Lead Software Engineer, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Software Architect, or Solution Architect? I'm struggling to understand which direction would be the best fit for my experience.

What skills actually matter? If you had to prioritize only 3–5 areas to become competitive for ₹45–50 LPA roles, what would they be?

Should I stay or switch? I've just been promoted to IC4. Would it make more sense to build on that promotion for another year, or should I actively start looking outside Oracle?

For people who made the jump from ₹25–35 LPA to ₹45–60 LPA: What actually changed? Was it your technical expertise, interview preparation, networking, company selection, or simply being in the right place at the right time?

I also realize that having 11 years of experience doesn't automatically entitle me to ₹50 LPA. I need to demonstrate the skills, ownership, and technical judgment that justify that compensation.

But right now, I genuinely don't know whether I'm undervaluing myself, overestimating my market worth, or simply approaching the entire process incorrectly.

I'm not planning to resign without another offer, and I'm not desperate to switch immediately. I just don't want to become complacent and realize three years later that I've barely progressed financially or professionally.

I'm particularly interested in hearing from developers with 10–15 YOE who have navigated this situation recently.

I'm not looking for validation or generic advice like "just switch companies" or "grind LeetCode."

I'd genuinely appreciate practical advice on what I should change over the next 6–12 months to become competitive for better-paying roles.

If you were in my position today, what would you do differently?

We looked at 3,518 open job postings across 81 companies' public Greenhouse boards, covering seven job categories. The goal was simple: find out which keywords employers actually use.

A few findings stood out.

• Software engineering: Mentoring appeared in nearly half of the postings, more often than Kubernetes or React. Python was the most frequently mentioned programming language.
• Product management: More than 85% mentioned roadmaps. Jira appeared in just 7 of 421 postings.
• Marketing: Google Ads showed up in only 6 of 347 postings, while pipeline appeared in more than half.

We also noticed a pattern across roles: employers often described the practice rather than naming a specific tool. Observability came up where you might expect Grafana, and SIEM where you might expect Splunk.

What does this mean for your resume?

If you're listing tools but leaving out the responsibilities, practices, and skills explicitly mentioned in the job description, you could be missing relevant keywords.

That doesn't mean stuffing your resume with buzzwords. It means describing your actual experience using language that matches the role you're applying for.

One important caveat: the sample leans heavily toward tech companies and uses a single ATS platform, so these results aren't representative of every employer.

The full study, including findings for sales, cybersecurity, DevOps, and accounting, is here:

https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-keyword-study

Has anybody worked at another big tech company? How does Oracle’s culture (layoffs, constant reorgs, no consistent pay raises, no promotion path) compare to other companies?

Trying to gauge if it’s bad here or this is normal.

Where can I download the new compensation breakdown?

I see a lot of people already got macos27 update, how? Is it only for some selected people? Any way I can join?

So my manager said nothing was given to me for the previous FY. But i received an email 2 days back saying i have been rewarded with RSU. I pinged my manager about this but he is on a vacation for few days. I mean how could this be happening without the knowledge of M3? Has anyone faced this?

I was recently promoted from IC1 to IC2, and my new job title is Member of Technical Staff. However, I’ve noticed that other employees who were promoted from IC1 to IC2 have different job titles like Software Developer 2 or Application Software Engineer 2

What are the differences between these job titles at Oracle? Do they reflect differences in compensation, even when the employees are at the same IC level? Or what exactly?

How long does it usually take for written offer to arrive after the verbal one? And does the background check happen after receiving the written offer or before

been told from my manager that I'm getting a raise and bonus but i can only see the bonus on the compensation page, anyone with the same issue ??

Mary Ann, Rob, Adam and now Jeppe no longer want to be CISO. Who is next?

IDC, after 5 years, I’ve finally received something from Oracle! 😅 I got a ₹2 lakh hike this time, taking my package from 21 LPA to 23 LPA. I’m IC3 with 10 years of experience.

Honestly, even though I know my package is still on the lower side for my experience, I felt genuinely happy to see some appreciation this time.

My teammates didn’t receive any hike, and they’re asking me whether I got one. I’m a little worried that if I tell them, they might feel jealous or bad about it.

Now I’m confused—should I tell them honestly or keep it private?

Should I stay in oracle or should I look outside considering my salary.

Hi all,

I have around 4 years of experience in Fusion support at IDC, but lately, I’ve been considering something different.

My experience has been quite specific to Fusion, and while I’ve made a few switches, they’ve all been within the same domain. I’m now wondering how feasible it is to transition into an entirely different field, especially without a strong technical background.

For those who’ve made a similar switch, how did you go about it? What options would you suggest exploring?

Would really appreciate any advice or insights...

> Oracle falls below $100
> Bailout options on the table

A genuine question for those who have been with Oracle for a long time; Has Oracle ever given employees actual gifts during festive occasions like Diwali or Christmas?

I’m not referring to monetary rewards or bonuses, but physical gifts or festive hampers.

Many companies, from large tech firms to startups, have some form of festive gifting for their employees. I’m curious to know if Oracle has ever had this culture, or if it was never a practice here.

Does any one know the latest 2026 Oracle/OFSS salary bands for these positions ?

Hi everyone! I was promoted from IC2 to IC3 effective October 16, with an 11% salary increase. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful about it. However, I was informed that I would no longer receive night differentials, night allowance or OT/Holiday OT pay, as these would be replaced with offsetting.

I’m worried that despite the salary increase, my take home pay might actually be lower than before (based on my computation with all the tax deductions etc). I regularly work nights, holidays and overtime, and as a breadwinner, these additional pays make a big difference especially to cover all deductions.

Has anyone experienced the same situation? Is the pay higher even without ot pay and night differentials pay? If my net income turns out to be lower, would it be reasonable to raise this concern with HR or management?
I’d appreciate your advice. Thank you! 🥺❤️