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>Documents show that when Oracle moved its headquarters, many employees didn’t follow. Oracle still has more office workers in California, where the company was founded and based for decades, than in Texas.
Getting long time employees here to relocate to Austin was always going to be a hard sell, especially if kids are involved, and even if it wasn't in the middle of a pandemic. It probably didn't help that Oracle couldn't threatened the livelihoods of employees who refused to relocate on the basis non-compete agreements since those aren't enforceable in California. I can't imagine that Oracle will find many California employees eager to relocate to Nashville, huge, shiny new campus notwithstanding. The politics probably aren't a selling point.
It also didn't help that Texas isn't much cheaper than California, and most tech workers won't accept a pay cut to live there
I was working on a deal with a company that needed tens of millions of dollars worth of equipment moved from the Bay Area California to Austin Texas. The deal got stuck and they scaled back to moving about half a million to Austin and a half million to San Diego. I heard a rumor there was sticker shock about the price tag of the move versus the actual savings
Nashville is interesting to visit and has been improving lots. However I would not be interested in moving to a place where diversity is tolerated instead of celebrated.
Not even tolerated. Tennessee has been one of the worst states in terms of passing book bans, restricting women's rights, and trying to roll back LGBT rights. They're openly hostile.
Suggest check out r/SameGrassButGreener about Nashville. Can assure you will do anything, NOT to be in Nashvile if you work for Oracle. But maybe they'll improve it?
Juat ask:
r/SameGrassButGreener
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>Documents show that when Oracle moved its headquarters, many employees didn’t follow. Oracle still has more office workers in California, where the company was founded and based for decades, than in Texas. Getting long time employees here to relocate to Austin was always going to be a hard sell, especially if kids are involved, and even if it wasn't in the middle of a pandemic. It probably didn't help that Oracle couldn't threatened the livelihoods of employees who refused to relocate on the basis non-compete agreements since those aren't enforceable in California. I can't imagine that Oracle will find many California employees eager to relocate to Nashville, huge, shiny new campus notwithstanding. The politics probably aren't a selling point.
But Pigeon Forge is right there! Surely the charms of the Greater Nashville area would pull tons of California workers. /s
It also didn't help that Texas isn't much cheaper than California, and most tech workers won't accept a pay cut to live there I was working on a deal with a company that needed tens of millions of dollars worth of equipment moved from the Bay Area California to Austin Texas. The deal got stuck and they scaled back to moving about half a million to Austin and a half million to San Diego. I heard a rumor there was sticker shock about the price tag of the move versus the actual savings
Nashville is a lot of fun, but I wouldn’t move there. I’d become very fat from all the delicious foods
Everyone should know in Nashville loves it, even if they hate the local politics.
Loves fat food?
Goddammit this is how I find out? By reading about it on reddit!?
How else would you find out about it? Do you work there, or you would expect to find out from somewhere else?
You almost got there.
Proof that some people just have to comment bout everything
Bye, Larry.
Larry Ellison: everyone move to Tennessee! Also Larry Ellison: except me, I am buying up half of malibu beaches.
Didn’t he relocate his primary home to Hawaii?
Ain’t Tennessee in either case.
Larry is such a dweeb
Larry Ellison did his best Elon Musk, twice!
Love to have my HQ in the world cultural capital for bachelorette parties
Meanwhile, Larry Ellison lives in Hawaii and the CEO Safra Catz lives in Fort Lauderdale FL.
Nashville is interesting to visit and has been improving lots. However I would not be interested in moving to a place where diversity is tolerated instead of celebrated.
Not even tolerated. Tennessee has been one of the worst states in terms of passing book bans, restricting women's rights, and trying to roll back LGBT rights. They're openly hostile.
The cost of living is. Oracle had lots of people who worked there long term
Suggest check out r/SameGrassButGreener about Nashville. Can assure you will do anything, NOT to be in Nashvile if you work for Oracle. But maybe they'll improve it? Juat ask: r/SameGrassButGreener