METCALF SEARCH · AUG 3, 2026

Trending in SMB Hiring: Week of August 3, 2026

The labor market mood right now is a strange mix of anxiety and hustle, people are stress-testing AI tools to stay hireable, worrying about layoffs at the worst possible moments, and yes, some are apparently consulting witches. Meanwhile, the technical talent conversation keeps circling back to Rust rewrites and who's actually hiring freelance developers.

This week's picks

Ask HN: Who is hiring freelance developers?Hacker News
my boss told me I might be laid off before I take parental leaveaskamanager.org
The job market is so bad, people are buying career spells from witchesfastcompany.com
Perception vs. Reality: 62% of Workers Fear AI Is Killing Entry-Level Jobs, but Few Have Seen It Happenrecruitingheadlines.com

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