O my sweet summer child

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“I’m not surprised. It’s corporate America,” the longtime Oracle worker told The Register. ”[...] I’m someone who carries my laptop with me all the time and, if there is a problem that I’m working on, I don’t care if it is the weekend or Christmas, I’m going to work on that problem until it’s solved.”
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“I've been Uncle Larry’s biggest fan,” he said, referring to Oracle cofounder, chairman, and CTO Larry Ellison. “I’ve seen stories about toxic work culture, but I never experienced it.”
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https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/laidoff_oracle_workers/

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the Oracle worker carrying the laptop everywhere is performing availability to survive layoffs. once you're optimizing for looking busy instead of outcomes, the actual work stops mattering.