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오라클, 새벽 6시 해고 통보 이메일로 또 대량 감원

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오라클이 광범위한 구조조정의 일환으로 또 한 번의 대량 감원을 진행했으며, 직원들은 새벽 6시에 도착한 이메일로 즉시 해고 통보를 받았다. 2026 회계연도 동안 이미 약 2만 1천 명(13%)이 감소했고, 구조조정 비용 추정치는 7억 달러 상향되어 총 약 28억 달러에 달한다. 일부 팀은 두 자릿수 감원을 겪었으며, 출입증이 작동하지 않아 해고 사실을 알게 된 직원도 있어 인도적 논란이 커지고 있다.

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오라클이 새로운 감원 물결을 시작했다. 직원들은 월요일 이른 아침 해고 통보 이메일을 받았으며, 회사는 대대적인 구조조정을 계속 추진하고 있다. 이번 감원은 오라클의 직원 수가 2026 회계연도 동안 약 2만 1천 명(13%) 감소한 이후에 이루어졌다. 최신 감원 이전 오라클은 전 세계적으로 약 14만 1천 명을 고용하고 있었다.

이번 감원의 영향을 받은 직원 수는 공개되지 않았지만, 회사는 2026 회계연도 구조조정 계획의 추정 비용을 7억 달러 상향 조정해 총액을 약 28억 달러로 늘렸다. earlier 보도에 따르면 오라클의 2026년 전반적 구조조정은 최종적으로 2만~3만 개 일자리에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 것으로 추산되었으나, 이 수치는 이번 라운드에 대한 확정 집계는 아니다.

오라클의 새벽 6시 해고 이메일 재등장 영향을 받은 직원들은 이른 아침에 통보 이메일을 받았으며, 메시지는 전환 기간 없이 즉시 해고를 알리는 내용이었다. 해고된 직원들에게는 퇴직금 패키지가 제공되었으나 구체적인 조건은 직급과 지역에 따라 달랐다. 비즈니스 인사이더가 확보한 내부 문서에 따르면 일부 팀은 두 자릿수 비율의 감원을 겪었다.

오라클의 감원은 많은 직원에게 이른 아침에 진행되었으며, 해고 이메일은 오전 6시에 도착했다. 이 과정은 직원들의 비판을 받았고 소셜 미디어에서大量 경험이 쏟아졌다. 레딧 포럼의 게시물에 따르면, 이 과정은 조율된, 거의 기계적인 시간표를 따른 것으로 보인다. 한 사용자는 "동부시간 새벽 4시에 연합 로그인(federated login)이 비활성화되었다. 아직 접근 권한이 있으면 괜찮은 것"이라고 썼고, Slack 접근이 오전 5시부터 5시 30분 사이에 순차적으로 차단된 뒤 해고 이메일이 6시 '정각'에 도착했다고 설명했다.

일부 직원들은 일어나서야 감원 사실을 알았다고 말했다. 한 직원은 "한밤중에 계속 깨어나 확인하다가 오전 6시 30분에 로그인했다"고 썼으며, 다음 달 지급될 예정이었던 승진 관련 주식 지급이 이제 실현되지 않을 것이라고 덧붙였다.

감원 규모는 사업 부문에 따라 매우 큰 것으로 보인다. 한 사용자는 오라클 CSS 조직 내 팀의 절반이 사라졌다고 묘사했으며, 북미 CSM 팀에서는 일선 직원뿐 아니라 디렉터와 매니저도 감원 대상이 되었다.

텍사스에 있는 오라클 사이트에서 근무한다고 밝힌 한 레딧 사용자는 게이트에서 출입증이 작동하지 않아 해고된 사실을 알게 되었다고 주장했다. Slack에서 차단되고 사내 계정에 접근할 수 없게 된 그는, 건물 밖에서 네트워크에 접속해 겨우 자신의 해고 이메일을 확인하고 접근이 영구 차단되기 전에 개인 이메일로 전송해야 했다. 이 직원은 2월 2일에 입사했으며 "기대치 충족(Meets Expectations)" 성과 등급을 받았다고 말했다.

다른 이들에게는 물리적 불편보다 이메일이 상징하는 것이 더 아팠다. 한 오랜 직원은 "오라클에서 QA로 24년 일했는데 그냥 무심한 이메일 한 통뿐이었다"고 썼다. 이러한 발언들은 작성 시점에 독립적으로 검증되지 않았다.

해고 이메일의 내용 "귀하의 직책에 관해 어려운 소식을 전하게 되었습니다. 오라클의 현재 사업 필요사항을 신중히 검토한 결과, 더 광범위한 조직 변화의 일환으로 귀하의 역할을 없애기로 결정했습니다. 따라서 오늘이 귀하의 마지막 근무일입니다. 귀하의 헌신과 노력, 그리고 재직 기간 만들어주신 성과에 감사드립니다. 해고 서류에 서명 후, 퇴직금 플랜의 조건에 따라 퇴직금 패키지를 받으실 수 있습니다."

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