Oracle India cuts 3,000 jobs, Adidas axes half its India tech hub staff
DrDatta_AIIMS · x · 2026-09-17
Oracle India laid off around 3,000 people, and Adidas cut roughly 50% of staff at its India tech hub the same day — part of a painful transition sweeping tech and white-collar employment.
A physician responder says fear of exactly this drove him to pay off his loans this year, echoing two recommendations:
- Build up your emergency fund as much as your situation allows
- Take on no new loans until you have better visibility into the future
The original poster argues new sectors and jobs will emerge, but the real challenge is surviving the gap between them.
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