A recession or the scare of a recession is usually the time strong companies decide to dismiss the weaker performers and distribute the work among the rest of t

A recession or the scare of a recession is usually the time strong companies decide to dismiss the weaker performers and distribute the work among the rest of the company. The companies try to get rid of as much slack as possible. That's what's happening. This will happen with others too, such as Google, Microsoft and on an on. Facebook and the others will usually come out stronger and leaner at the other end.