Apple Lets Go of Recruiters as Company Slows Down Hiring

[MacRumors]

Apple is laying off as many as 100 of its recruiters responsible for finding and reviewing potential new applicants and full-time employees for the company as part of a broader crackdown on hiring and spending, Bloomberg has reported.

The 100 recruiters, spread out across Apple's offices in California, Texas, and Singapore, were told they were being let go due to a shift in Apple's approach to spending and a slowdown in hiring. Those workers were told they would receive pay and their benefits for an additional two weeks and would have a chance to have their personal belongings returned from their offices, Bloomberg reports.

The 100 recruiters laid off are not full-time Apple employees but only contractors that typically receive less pay and less attractive benefits compared to full-time staff. Last month, Bloomberg reported that Apple would be slowing down its hiring pace, which was confirmed by the company's CEO, Tim Cook, when he said Apple would be "deliberate" in its hiring and investment due to the current economic climate.

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[andrewxgx]

gonna replace them with job ads in weather app and call it a day

 

[-BigMac-]

Wonder if they now have a bigger budget for someone like me.. a meme collector

 

[George Dawes]

Probably getting the robots ready to take over all the boring jobs

Probably some of the interesting ones too

 

[George Dawes]

Is it me , or does it look like it’s ready to take off ?

 

[Nimrad]

Less turnover? Or looking to strip their workforce?

 

[YorkshireBill]

Horrible for the people being let go 😢

Does go to show you how spooked Big Tech now is about what's coming though. High inflation. Stalling economies. Chip shortages and the like.

 

[arkitect]

Is it me , or does it look like it’s ready to take off ?

👍
I had my suspicions from the very beginning…

Apple HQ looks like the love child of a Stargate portal and the Large Hadron Collider.

Bezos and Branson and what's the other crazy one's name again? I forget – they're all building space ships to go "places".

Meanwhile back at 1 Infinite Loop? It is all prepared. All is in readiness.

When that thing starts spinning…

I wonder if they'll have an Apple event? 🤔

 

[-DMN-]

Since we are in a recession, this just makes sense.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Once again ,we see apple cutting costs and increasing prices

Love it

 

[Abazigal]

Once again ,we see apple cutting costs and increasing prices

Love it

In other words, business 101 in action?

 

[adrianlondon]

Is it me , or does it look like it’s ready to take off ?

 

[YorkshireBill]

In other words, business 101 in action?

It is. But it would be something to see if even Apple wasn't (global) recession/inflation proof and their tactic backfired. Once people realise that £200 Android phone "does what they need out of a smartphone" fine they might not come back...

 

[BellSystem]

Maybe next they can get rid of the 20 people standing around the stores to "check you in "that contribute nothing else to the process.

 

[steve09090]

Less turnover? Or looking to strip their workforce?

From another thread about Working from Home; they might be expecting some people to decide not to do their job anymore and leave.

 

[shadowmatt]

and would have a chance to have their personal belongings returned from their offices

As opposed to what? Apple just keeping their stuff?

 

[contacos]

Two weeks additional pay? The US is wild sometimes. Even in Mexico you get 3 months+ pay when u get let go. Here in Germany I have a 6 months notice

 

[jonnysods]

Siri is going to do it for them.

A: "Hey Siri, find us some new employees"

S: "I wasn't able to find you any new employees, but here are some websites related to finding you new employees"

 

[OS X Dude]

Not how Steve handled recessions. He is quoted as increasing spending so they had "the best stuff" when things got back to normal.

 

[DrJR]

Apple is about to have a very rude awakening this fall. Nobody wants a new iPhone when they can’t afford food, housing, fuel….. last years phone and watch will do.

 

[orbital~debris]

Will this come back to bite them in the ass (or Phil's 😆?) when the expertise at selecting 'Apple' people has been lost, and future recruits are not a great fit for the company?

 

[T Coma]

Good timing though, the IRS is hiring - company firearm provided!

 

[nwcs]

Two weeks additional pay? The US is wild sometimes. Even in Mexico you get 3 months+ pay when u get let go. Here in Germany I have a 6 months notice

These are contractors, not employees. There is no obligation to do anything.

 

[darngooddesign]

It is. But it would be something to see if even Apple wasn't (global) recession/inflation proof and their tactic backfired. Once people realise that £200 Android phone "does what they need out of a smartphone" fine they might not come back...

Why would they have to go with Android? If that phone works, so would a several-year-old, used iPhone.

 

[darngooddesign]

Apple is about to have a very rude awakening this fall. Nobody wants a new iPhone when they can’t afford food, housing, fuel….. last years phone and watch will do.

Apple has been selling previous, and previous to previous year phones at discounts for ten years now.

There is a really weird glee people have for Apple failing; a company they supposedly like because otherwise why would they haunt a Mac site.