Anyone else noticing the bizarre lack of backfills lately?

Is it just me, or has the hiring freeze become incredibly obvious across almost every org over the last month? I’ve been tracking a few open roles in my department that were supposed to be priority hires, but they’ve been pulled down without a word. My skip-level manager is acting noticeably strange during the all-hands—lots of canned corporate speak about 'efficiency' and 'streamlining operations' post-acquisition, but zero actual substance. I’ve been at Splunk for a few years, and usually, the office vibe is pretty high energy. Lately, it feels like everyone is just keeping their head down and waiting for the other shoe to drop. The integration with Cisco is clearly hitting some roadblocks, or at least that’s the rumor mill chatter. I’m starting to get that pit in my stomach again. I’ve reached out to a few recruiters just to see what the market looks like, and while it’s not as red-hot as two years ago, it’s not dead either. Has anyone seen actual headcount reductions in their immediate team, or is this just standard pre-merger anxiety manifesting as mass paranoia? I’m genuinely curious if there’s a timeline being leaked or if we’re all just staring at the wall expecting a disaster that might not come for another two quarters.