Microsoft’s former senior exec, who was laid off after 26 years, shares message on Oracle layoffs: Remember, no one can take away what … | – The Times of India

Oracle announced to cut jobs across its global office last month, impacting thousands of employees. The layoffs, which were communicated through an early 6am email, have triggered reactions across the tech industry. Amid this, a former Microsoft senior executive has shared a LinkedIn post with a message for the laid off Oracle employees. Sara N, who worked at Microsoft from 1999 to July 2025 wrote: “Seeing the Oracle layoffs this morning was disappointing. And knowing some of my dear friends were impacted made me sad.”Drawing from her personal experience, the executive said: “I’ve been on the receiving end of that kind of news before, and it changes you and not just professionally. It forces you to rethink what matters, who matters, and how you want to spend your time. Which BTW I think is a good thing”. For those unaware, Microsoft cut about 6,000 roles in May and around 9,000 in July last year. She also highlighted the importance of individual skills and experience,…