Is big tech’s red-hot jobs market about to cool?
The industry’s giants are slowing their hiring
“Can i keep the monitor and mouse?” a fired tech worker recently asked on Blind, an anonymous social-media platform where techies go to compare notes on employers. The questions used to be about how much Meta was paying or what perks Apple offered. As America’s technology giants contend with supply-chain uncertainties, a looming recession and sliding share prices, many users are instead asking if the sizzling market for tech jobs is cooling.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Hire hurdles”
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