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Self-service "I Quit" page... that's... wow...

• mberning 4y ago
  It’s not that rare. Many large companies have an HR portal and one of the many options is usually to “end your employment”.
  • throwaway284534 4y ago
    I assume the form has some dissuading text along the lines of, “Upon submitting, a goon squad will be sent for your immediate removal from the premises.” Or maybe they just send spiders through the ethernet. It’s a big company.
    • falcolas 4y ago
      With 200,000 employees (at my time of employment), they couldn't care less about turnover. Acqui-hires and people wanting a working retirement keep Oracle afloat in the tech department. Realistically, if you weren't on the Oracle DB development team and didn't draw too much attention to yourself (for example, via daily reimbursed meals at elite restaurants accompanied by the best wines for years on end), you didn't really matter.
  • falcolas 4y ago
    Somewhat ironically, it was the only way to do it. If you tried to talk to your manager, they would direct you to the self-help page. There were just too many scripts tied to it - from disabling your access to notifying your manager to setting an end date in their payroll system. There were legends of folks who failed to press the button, and were being paid for years thereafter. While I imagine a kernel of truth is here, I can only shake my head at the thought of Oracle's lawyers getting ahold of the ex-employee in question.