It seems that many of these articles would apply just as well to the excessive hiring that was going on ~2 years ago. "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" type of situations.
> From its fiscal year-end in September 2019 to September 2022, Apple’s workforce grew by about 20% to approximately 164,000 full-time employees. Meanwhile, over roughly the same period, the employee count at Amazon doubled, Microsoft’s rose 53%, Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s increased 57% and Facebook owner Meta’s ballooned 94%.
[1]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-apple-has-so-far-avoided-la...