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Re:What’s going on with Google and Facebook hiring freezes? by nomel on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @11:55AM (#32320318)
> To employees it says "the ship is sinking." Layoffs are right around the corner and that is absolute poison to morale. To investors it says "technical or not, we've hit a recession." Brace yourselves for impact

While it’s possibly true in this case, that’s definitely not always true. I’ve been in two companies that had to implement a hiring freeze because growth was too fast. Everyone understood, because nobody new each other, because half the company was just hired.

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Re:What’s going on with Google and Facebook hiring freezes? by unicornmama on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @12:18PM (#32320654)
Layoffs can be positively received by the market if it cuts the fat to increase profit. No one expects Google or any other company to grow unboundedly.
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