It makes me wonder if they ever allocated money on a as-needed basis. Are they hiring across the board the way they are laying off across the board? Because then their hiring practice makes about as much sense as their firing practice.
They must be looking at the recruitment cycle as a cyclical process.
I don't run a show with 11 million viewers every other day. These aren't simple "recommendations", and he's not a simple friend. He's plugging stuff for money, in a opaque way.