Breaking Job News: Tech Worker Confidence Just Collapsed, So Why Is Hiring Actually Getting Better?
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Pete Newsome analyzes the conflicting data on tech worker confidence and hiring trends.
Two data points just dropped that seem to contradict each other, and host Pete Newsome breaks down what's actually going on behind both of them. Glassdoor just recorded the largest year over year confidence decline it has ever measured in any industry, and it happened in tech. At the same time, ADP's weekly hiring data shows three consecutive weeks of improvement and the biggest single week of private sector job growth in all of 2026. Pete explains why both can be true simultaneously and what...
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