A lot of this is sourced in the 2021-2022 job seekers market, when everybody and his brother could get a job. There were hiring sprees not because there was an

A lot of this is sourced in the 2021-2022 job seekers market, when everybody and his brother could get a job. There were hiring sprees not because there was an obvious need for a/that particular level of skills and experience, but because there were a lot of companies thinking "if we don't get this guy/gal now, someone else, maybe even a competitor, may". I've witnessed it especially in the blockchain/web3/cryptoBS areas. I know of a company which had a target of min 25 hires/week, and kept that pace for three-four months. When I tried to insert a cost analysis process in their Infra organization, part of an operational model meant to get them to a more mature level than forever startup, I was told that "money was no object", so I should focus my advice in other areas. Of course I left them, soon thereafter, and now I see them in the news, alongside all others, letting people go. Oh, well...