Starting from oracle 30k employees terminated world wide

This is massive

Hey guys please let me know how to deal with this situation

I am physically sick right now. Back in late August I signed a formal offer letter with a mid-size logistics firm. Background check cleared, drug test cleared, equipment was already delivered to my apartment on Tuesday.

I gave notice at my old job last Friday, trained my replacement, and said my goodbyes. My start date was set for this upcoming monday morning at 9 AM.

Around 4 PM today I get a sudden phone call from their head of HR. No warning, no prior red flags. She told me that due to "unforseen Q3 restructuring and executive realignment", the position has been eliminated and the offer is immediately cancelled.

When I asked about severance or at least compensation for quitting my previous role, she literally said "Unfortunately, since employment is at-will and you haven't logged your first day, there is no financial package."

i gave up a stable job of four years for this. My previous employer already filled my seat. I have rent due next week, zero income, and no idea where to even begin.

So the title says it all. I lied on my resume; fluffed a job and then added an entirely fictional job to extend my experience. But I nailed the interview and got the job, as the last few years of my experience are accurate and I really have been operating at the level I said I had. I even nailed the technical portion, there weren’t any questions I was asked that I was stumped on or couldn’t answer. I know the stuff and I can execute in the role (Senior in the tech industry) as I have been for the last several years.

Then came employment verification. I’ve never been forced to verify my employment history before, not like this. No company has gone this far to verify my employment in a background check. Basically in order to complete the background check, I had to supply all the places I’d worked for the past 7 years and include a W-2, pay stub, or 1099, which was fine. For 6 years and 9 months. But the other 3 months bled into that 3 years of completely fabricated experience. While I was in a technical role and going to a technical school, it wasn’t the technical experience I had on my resume and spoke to vaguely in the initial interview. I am also very confident that experience was used to justify the very competitive compensation package I have already accepted; basically I had 9 years of exp. on my resume, but only 6 of it was really applicable while the last 3 was a total lie.

I emailed the HR person I have been working with and spelled out the discrepancies in frank honesty, without adding any extra info as to why or embellishing on the facts. I also stated that I would be willing to speak to any of the experience on my resume as well to prove the rest of it was legit. Afterward, I completed the background verification honestly and have just finished up the onboarding documentation they already forwarded to me.

I just don’t know how to feel or what to think because I’ve never had this happen before, and I guess I’ve learned a valuable lesson here, but it’s so hard to get anywhere without a ridiculous amount of experience. So far I’ve been able to greatly exceed expectations and execute far in advance on deliverables and projects, so I’m confident I could do the same here, I just don’t know how common this is or if I did the right thing in being up front before the background check came back with discrepancies.

Thoughts?

TLDR; I lied on my resume to get a job, then after I accepted the offer I came clean to appease the background check gods, but I don’t know what’s gonna happen next.

Edits, cause some good points came up that I want to address:

1. The specific company I used had undergone an acquisition in 2020, the year my real experience began. An acquisition in most cases means the HR trail is unrecoverable, which I largely relied on. No other company I have worked for since then has cared to verify it. Not saying that’s right or it’s even smart, but it’s just the facts.

2. I’m not “skating by” on anything other than a misrepresentation of my early career. Everything else after that is quantifiable, accurate, and in most cases pivotal to the success of the businesses I’d worked for thereafter. Again, not saying it’s smart or right, but it’s a fact.

3. This wasn’t just a regular background check or employment history verification, it was a situation wherein a lie on my resume would immediately pop as a discrepancy, meaning a false submission of any kind would guarantee they’d see it. In my opinion, fessing up to this before they see it on the background check is a better course of action than to just hope they don’t notice it. Best case, they don’t give a shit and just have to modify the offer, worst case is that they rescind my offer entirely.

4. I know full well this wasn’t a good idea; it never has been, and it never will be, but some roles you can quickly excel in this way. My mistake was continuing with the lie. If I had been honest and forth coming from the beginning starting with this role, it may have turned out an entirely different scenario. But to all of your points, this is damaging to my trust with them and the business realistically has no expectation to move forward, which I anticipate. Just sucks.

I'm finishing paperwork for a new company and now I've worked in Oregon for years and never heard of this law. Nor have I ever had to sign something like this. Feels super sketchy to me.

Just got hired as a host at this restaurant but their rules seem sorta strict with call offs this is the paper they want me to sign before my first day. Is this normal for restaurants and working as a host? I’ve been a host elsewhere and it wasn’t like this they were also strict but nothing like this you could still call off and it wasn’t my responsibility to find someone to cover for me. The pays sorta mid too so idk if I should just look somewhere else for a job.

I was hired on the spot last week at a car dealership. They were annoyed when I said I needed a week before I could start. Today is my first day, showed up at 9am when the store opens. It’s now almost 1030 and no one has dealt with me yet. They know I’m here, sitting and waiting. Not a way to show new hires that you’re going to respect them.

Update: I did walk out. I went to the sales desk talk told the manager there, the one who’d been ignoring me the longest and didn’t even introduce himself. Told them “thanks for the morning, but I’ve been sitting for 2 hours and no one greeted me, shook my hand, showed me around, or even spoke to me. That’s not where I’m going to work. Have a nice day.”

Stop oversharing!!! I cannot emphasize this enough. During an interview, you need to stick to the questions. Where you live, how you get to work, your side hustles, your savings account-all prevalent. All an employer needs to know is that you are available and willing to work and how your skill set is transferable to the posted job. When you get hired, your co-workers are not your friends. Keep it professional. Oversharing can be the reason you’re fired or demoted. Case in point: A young lady shares she’s emotionally exhausted because she’s recently divorced and her children are not adjusting well. When her performance starts decreasing, they believe her home life is the culprit. They suggest she take time off to refocus. In the meantime, she’s losing money and they are looking to manage her out. Please don’t argue with me and say it’s not legal. They can fire you without cause but can justify it with failure to meet performance expectations.

For context. For two of the days this week I did online training, but I only worked a total of 17 hours this week, working Monday-Friday. I have had three people "train me", and none of them could answer these questions, so I emailed the CEO who hired me to follow-up on my first week.

I accepted this job November 5th, and started this week, Monday December 1st.

After I asked three times, I was told I would share an office with someone who is only there a couple times week, the office is literally the size of a walk-in closet, and there is not a desk, chair, laptop, or anything there for me. I filled out tax forms and direct deposit on my cellphone since they didnt have a laptop for me to use.

I was given a handbook that I was told to read over, but then told on Friday that the information in it probably was all wrong and not up to date.

I think I should know who my direct supervisor is after 5 days of employment. I feel like this email is warranted.

Close friend of mine recently gave 2 weeks notice and was immediately terminated. Companies do this all the time, but boo hoo if you don't give notice. Now my friend is racing around to see if they can onboard early, to avoid losing pay in the interim.

My suggestion to those considering giving a 2 week notice is to ask the new place for a contingent start time. I.e. 'I will give 2 weeks notice at my current role; however, if they decide not to retain me, can I start early?' I have done this once and it worked. Left Friday/started Monday

For context. I was scheduled at 10:30 for my first shift. Showed up at 19:15 to a locked door. Waited till about 10:45 before leaving. This issued.

thanks for the guy that reminded me about the phone number up top lol

I just accepted a new job and they told me I can put in my two weeks at my current job. What they don’t know is I’m being laid off from my current job and this is my last week.

Because of that, I only need one week between jobs for a planned trip next week.

How can I let the new employer know I can start earlier than two weeks without revealing the layoff or making it seem like I’m disrespecting my current employer?

After working at this mid-sized company as a P.E. for over 4 years, last Friday (8/15) at 4:00 PM I was sent to HR and told I'd been laid off effective immediately. I was handed a check for the first half of the month, no severance, no accrued PTO ( we switched to unlimited this year), and a paper that the company wanted me to sign that stated I had resigned, was paid all that I was due and contained a material non-compete clause. I refused and they said that they would not provide me a reference. As I was driving home, my now former indirect corporate engineering director called saying that he heard that I was fired as a cost cutting measure and called the company's move suicidal. He said would write me a great recommendation letter and to give any potential employer his direct line number.

So over the weekend I update my resume and start networking. On Monday I signed up for unemployment, moved my 401k into an IRA, and filled out the forms to be put on my wife's insurance. Tuesday I received a call from HR saying that they wanted to hire me back as a contractor in order to finish up the work I "failed to complete before I quit". I replied that I did not quit, I was fired. The HR flunkie argued that I signed their resignation form. I replied that I had not and that they should read what I wrote, which as "All Lies Refuse to Sign". After a a few moments, Mr. Flunkie says that he would need to speak with his boss and someone would get back to me later.

Today I get a call from Ms HR Director saying that If I don't come back in that would be equivalent to refusing to take a job and be grounds for denying unemployment. I replied that I never refused, and in fact, would be willing to return as a contractor as they requested. I told her that I would email her a signable .pdf contract by the end of business today. So this afternoon I downloaded an appropriate consulting engineering contract, edited it appropriately, and sent it to Ms HR Director. Within 30 min. of sending it, she calls me up and starts screaming about my pay rate which, among many other Ts&Cs, was 4.5 times my former salary. I waited for her to run out of steam and said that I understood her position and that she was welcome to refuse. She then hung up on me.

I wonder what will happen when they discover that a consulting firm, or any other P.E., will insist on redoing all my calculations and will charge the company much more than I would cost them.

Requested Update: I've already received calls generated from my network tree. The're mostly worthless independent recruiters who I politely tell thanks, but no thanks. I did, however, receive a call back from a former boss with whom I truly got along. He had left a past, but not my last company, to go to much greener pastures. He said that his company just approved a new position that he believes I'd be great for. After catching up, he said he'd set up interviews next week. Talk about good timing.

Second Requested Update: 19 days after being fired. After speaking with a number of A&E (architecture and engineering) consulting firms, I took a temporary, part time, remote position until I onboard to the right position. I took this job because I'm not required to move, it pays me as a contractor but covers me under their Errors & Omissions policy and allows me time to continue to interview.

The only other position that looks interesting, and doesn't require me to relocate, is the one that my ex-boss recommended. The corporation is an international Fortune 500 chemical manufacturing company, and the job is running the engineering side of task forces that travel to sites where capital projects have run into issues. It's upsides are it's a high viz position with potential for rapid advancement, the work is both interesting and varied, I would rarely need to work from the office, and it pays extremely well. It's downsides are the office is located about a 75 minute drive away, the job will require about 50% long term (typically 2-4 weeks at a time) travel, and the whole operation is in the financial affairs department.

After many interviews, the only other candidate left, who is internal, does not have my experience or skill set but doesn't have my work life balance requirements. The senior VP of Finance, who would be my boss, and I have had several discussions mainly concerning autonomy, staffing, and maintaining an acceptable WLB. There company's goal is to position filled by month's end and having the department fully staffed and functional by the start of the new year.

Good managers are rare these days.

I just left what I thought was one horrible job for a better one. Lol. The universe must actually hate me.

Just started my new job today. I’ve already been told the boss (who we work with directly) makes employees cry on the regular. My other coworkers were whispering about something work related in order to not be heard by them so they wouldn’t get mad. How did I end up someplace even worse.

My life is truly just full of misery. Apparently I’m just not allowed to be happy.

Posting this cause I’m honestly dumbfounded. I’ve worked at the same place months a month ago, my owner told me two clients had a bad experience , she came into the shop taught me more and said I was good! I had two days of training when I started with little clients and that was it. We received a bad review and she told me the customer was talking about me I’m a new at my job (5months) so clearly this was disheartening but then I get this long text firing me the next day. It’s a super sweet text and I’m not angry. My frustration lies. In the fact that people were complaining and she wasn’t telling me about it and now I’m fired. She lets me know. It’s really disheartening, but I have another job. I’m ready to focus on an aesthetics. Her last hire caught on fast but I guess I didn’t….

Basically my question is is how do I respond to this? I would like to let her know my concerns, but I want no bad blood in the community?

Edit: My manager sent a follow up email to HR and and HR manager on Monday. No response. My manager's managers did the same on Tuesday. No response. My manager's managers found the candidate's contact info in the HR system. He reached out to to him and told him he starts Wed and we will figure out the details later. This morning I get an automated notice from the HR system that the new hire has been approved. Still no word from an actual HR person. I'm seriously wondering if they're just AI agents.

I spent 2 months interviewing people. Finally found someone. Communicated a start date for 4 weeks from then. I submitted paperwork to HR. No response from HR. I sent follow up. I have to submit more paperwork. No response from HR. The person is supposed to start Monday but has still not been officially approved. Does not have a laptop.

I asked HR to communicate with candidate about changing start date since I don't have their contact info. The person is currently unemployed. I have no idea what's going to happen on Monday. We're all remote so there is no office to come to. Just sent a another follow up to HR with my boss and their boss as CC. Good luck out there.

I’m only in my 5th week at a new job and just had my 1-month review. My manager told me that while I technically do my hours, it “looks like I just come in, do my time, and leave.” She said she wants to see more “engagement”...her example was basically that if I was really interested, I’d stay back after hours to ask questions.

Here’s the thing: my contracted hours are 8:30–4:30 (flexible start between 7:30–10). More than half the time I already stay 15–30 minutes late. After that review, I did 2 extra hours for optics and 30 minutes the next.

Meanwhile, everyone in the team, including my manager, does 2–3+ hours of unpaid overtime every single day. Only one person gets away with about an hour overtime. On top of that, the role was advertised and pitched in the interview as hybrid (2 WFH, 3 office). But I haven’t done any WFH yet and don't think I will be able to for at least a few more months. The manager clearly doesn’t support it, and everyone seems okay with coming in every day.

So now I’m stuck in probation for 6 months, in an office job that promised flexibility but expects permanent overtime and no WFH. I’m fine with the occasional late finish if there’s a genuine need, but I don’t want to normalise 2–3 hours of unpaid overtime every single day. What do?

Edit 1: Hi everyone! I honestly didn’t expect this kind of response but thank you all so much. Just to clarify, I messed up by saying “contracted hours.” I’m a regular full-time employee (40 hours a week plus reasonable overtime) as per my contract.

Edit 2: I’m in Australia, not the US, btw!

You read the title right folks. I went through two interviews and was told I got the job, but once the tariffs were put into place they held off on my onboarding/contract and a week later told me I can't be hired. Here is what they said, "Unfortunately, I’m writing to share an update regarding our hiring process. Due to the recent increase in tariffs, our company has made the difficult decision to pause all hiring, effective April 9, 2025." This job market now got exponentially worse...

Basically title. I am starting a new job at the local university's bookstore next week, and I'll be subject to a bag/purse search after every shift. It is my responsibility to find a manager and have it done before I am good to leave. I actually had to look it up, that's legal. Either way it's just so mind-blowingly stupid. Like what, Imma try to steal a copy of Oncological Nursing 9th edition when all I'll be bringing to work is my purse with my damn wallet and a spare mask?

So until I land a new job, I want to make the bag search annoying as could be for my managers. What do I put in my purse?

I said, calmly: "I will tell you what I tell all employers - I will let you know when I leave the company."

The rest of the day was smooth sailing...There was no tension at all when I responded but that was a question I have never been asked.

He was 100% asking because he asked where I went to college and my degree and made one huge assumption. And I know we are not on the same team so to speak.

Anyway.

Ladies and gentlemen of Reddit, how fucked am I?

EDIT FOR ALL:

I am currently sitting peacefully at my desk at work. Time will tell!

Just finished up drinks with my best friend. I will call her "Amy". She just made a big move back to our home state from 6 hours away, and no longer has a job after todays events. Where apparently, her new department meant to hire an entirely different person and HR went ahead and hired her.

Amy sold her condo and closed on a house here. She was so excited about this new job. Big opportunity, almost double her pay as she left 12 yrs in the no profit sector for the private sector. Started her on boarding with HR, ID photos, W2, and all that paperwork on Friday. Monday was all the HR and compliance videos. Tuesday AM was IT stuff, got assigned her credentials and laptop, and walked through all their company programs she would be using. After lunch, the HR rep walks her to her new department, where she is reintroduced to her department head and immediate supervisor. I say reintroduced because she told me HR rep, Department Head, and Supervisor were all part of her final interview. Here is where it all goes wrong.

Department head shakes her hand and says: "Lucy, we are so glad to welcome you. Hope everything went well with the move."

Amy: "The move went well, and it's nice to be back home closer to my family. But, it's actually Amy."

Department Head: looks at her paperwork "It's not Lucy Stillwater?"

Amy: shakes her head no. "Nope, my name is Amy."

Department head: looks at the HR Rep. "I must have been given the wrong paperwork. Give me a moment while we get this fixed up."

The supervisor starts to give her a tour of the physical department, while HR and Department Head step away. 15 minutes later after a tour and being introduced to her new coworkers, and being shown "her" office that has the name "Lucy Stillwater" next to the door HR comes back and hands her a letter and tells her "unfortunately, we will be unable to offer you this position at this time. Please hand me your employee badge and laptop. You will be mailed a check for your time you have spent training here and moving cost reimbursement as discussed. Michael here will make sure you get safe to your car and will swipe you out of the garage so you are not charged"

I left work early and have been drinking with here since then, listening to this story in horror. She just cried herself to sleep on her couch in a house she may have to sell because she is now unemployed. What the hell is wrong with this world.

UPDATE: Amy has a consult with an employment attorney who is a friend of her father's this afternoon. And two more attorney consults tomorrow and should have a better picture of the situation then. I will try to update this post whenever new info is conveyed to me. Have forwarded all advice that seemed relevant.

So, last month I saw a job posting that seemed perfect for me except for one thing: the qualifications list looked terrifying. "5+ years of experience, advanced certifications, expert in XYZ software." I had about half of that. Almost didn’t apply. But I sent in my application anyway... and last week I accepted their offer. Turns out the manager told me later: We wrote the listing for a unicorn. You were the best real human who applied. Moral of the story: Apply, even if you don’t tick every box. Companies often write their dream wish list, not a realistic checklist. Self-rejection is the first rejection you need to stop doing. Honestly, I wish someone told me this years ago.

I got an offer letter from a very good company which I accepted but after I got hired I realised that I needed to submit my transcript for it. The thing is that I am a drop out and have been for the past year and I haven’t updated that on my resume. I am thinking of just faking the transcript but I’m afraid I will be caught.

If anyone has any idea on what I can do in this situation please guide me. The transcript is a mist according to them. They told me that my degree doesn’t need to be finished they just need a transcript but I can’t provide that.
Also if I fake the transcript and get caught what will be the consequences.