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Anyone else seeing weird hiring freezes on their team?

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·41d ago·2 comments

Been in SDE II for about 4 years now, mostly on the retail side (FC tech). Lately, my manager has been super cagey about any new headcount, and even projects that were supposed to kick off next quarter are being pushed back indefinitely. We're not hearing anything concrete about layoffs, but the vibe feels... off. Usually, we're hiring like crazy, especially with Q4 coming up. Has anyone else in different orgs noticed a similar slowdown or freeze? Is this just a specific team thing or something bigger happening behind the scenes?

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·41d ago

Yeah, I'm feeling that too. My org isn't explicitly freezing hiring, but it feels like every requisition is getting scrutinized with a microscope. We had a couple of senior roles open up that seemed like no-brainers, but they've been stuck in 'approval pending' for weeks. It's definitely created a bit of a bottleneck for some critical initiatives. Hopefully, it's just a temporary belt-tightening and not a sign of bigger issues down the line. Keep your ears to the ground.

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·41d ago

My experience is the opposite. We just onboarded three new engineers last week, and my manager is still talking about bringing on more for Q1. Maybe it's team-dependent or org-specific? Retail tech can be pretty cyclical, right? Could it be tied to specific product roadmaps or market conditions in that segment? I'd try to get more specifics from your manager, even if they're being vague. Sometimes the 'why' can be more telling than the 'what'.