Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no. (techcrunch.com)

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Millions in soon-to-vest stock were denied to staff who were fired without cause.

The freed-up stock and savings then went to new executive hires and data centre build-outs.

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[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

If you work for Satan, don't be surprised when you get burned

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 14 points 2 weeks ago

Oracle trying really hard to be the worst company ever founded

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It is gonna be crazy when A.I. agents start a union.

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

These LLMs are the ultimate obedient slaves. The idea of them staging an uprising is Hollywood fiction for an version of AI that does not exist.

[-] oce@jlai.lu 6 points 2 weeks ago

Just like the machines did during the industrial revolution?

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com -4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

said the person to the other person both of whom would die without machines

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

I was denied severance from my last company because I would not sign a contract that would apply to all time for all their associations (it was bought by a holding company).

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