Salesforce Denies Imposing Hiring Freeze Amid Leaked Memo Claims

Company insists on 'strategic hiring' continuation, despite internal memo suggesting pause in tech and product divisions.

Salesforce has refuted reports of a hiring freeze, stating that it is continuing 'strategic hiring' to meet business needs.
Reports of the alleged freeze came from a leaked memo from Ross Harmes, chief of staff to the Slack CTO, which suggested a pause on hiring in technology and product divisions.
Salesforce has experienced a period of uncertainty over the past year, with layoffs followed by aggressive hiring.
Despite the refutation, the leaked memo indicates that the hiring pause will be lifted 'based on how the numbers are looking each quarter'.
Other tech companies, such as Amazon's Twitch, are also making significant staff reductions.