> No, it isn't, and it's embarrassing at this point to continue insisting this. Yeah, it feels the most charitable interpretation for the companies that say th

> No, it isn't, and it's embarrassing at this point to continue insisting this. Yeah, it feels the most charitable interpretation for the companies that say that is their CEO read doom-and-gloom predictions last fall, and hasn't opened a newspaper since. My employer just put out good numbers for 2022 and what look like positive growth predictions 2023 -- they're not laying anyone off, but they're cutting budgets and letting go of contractors (mostly very good ones), which will really hurt our ability to deliver and maybe even negatively impact stability. I've heard that meeting the budget is the priority, even if the actions needed to do that are illogical. It makes no sense.