IN RESPONSE TO: Just like AI seems like it's being used as a convenient scapegoat for the layoffs and trimming following the end of ZIRP

there are like 4 factors besides ZIRP i've witnessed as a hiring manager

- Layoff or dont hire locals in favor of H1b/H4

- Layoff or dont hire locals in favor of Nearshore and Offshore

- Section 174 Tax code on software: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/section-174/

- More productivity via LLMs, Code Assist