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Ask HN: Layoffs – how bad are things really?

3 pointsby nvlnover 2 years ago
I&#x27;ve been removed from Tech over the past year or so. How bad are things really?<p>1. Is this just companies trying to reset the pandemic-era tech salaries and inflated workforce to sustainable levels?<p>2. Is this a sign of a prolonged recession and hiring freeze signalling the end of the software tech boom?<p>3. Are those that are getting laid off finding jobs (even if it means reduced compensation)?<p>---<p>Is there a way to attribute a significant part of the slow down to any particular event (Pandemic, War, Crypto crash)?

3 comments

ianceicysover 2 years ago
1) I&#x27;m sure every one of these companies got 0% interest rates in 2021 and 2022 from the Federal Reserve. I&#x27;m going to wager that the terms of those interest rates had certain hiring quotas. Now that interest rates have increased, I&#x27;m sure that the Fed now has lay off quotas.
jleyankover 2 years ago
Per (1) it might be enduring some pain to wring wfh out of the system and get the workers back into their pens.
bakiokaover 2 years ago
Yes to 1 and 3. Hard no for 2.