Why did ALL Mag 7 slow US hiring at the EXACT same time?
(Hint: It's not the economy)
The hiring drop is synchronized across Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, AND NVIDIA.
All slammed the brakes in late-2022/early-2023... and never let go.
We’re not seeing a reversion to old patterns.
CEOs AI-wash layoffs to pump stock - real reason? $420B capex redirected to offshore GCCs (70% savings).
Mag7 bombshells:
- Microsoft: 15K US cuts → India (especially Hyderabad/Bengaluru GCCs) was explicitly spared layoffs and saw massive expansion via $3B+ cloud investments, data centers, and hiring in strategic areas.
- Google: Thousands laid off in 2025 (HR/Cloud/Android teams) while Pichai pours $15B into Visakhapatnam hub - briefed PM Modi Oct 14
- Amazon: 14K managers gone → GCCs (Chennai, Hyderabad) are expanding with AWS/offshore boom
- Meta: 20K+ cuts → India hiring up (Blind: "massive outsourcing")
US tech postings -36% below pre-COVID.
India? +47%.
We all feel the pressure in the labor market for US workers right now.
Bookmark if you are pissed at the gaslighting. Let's start watching these levels every single month.