It starts with C and ends with M and bringing it up will get the white tyrants crying to the pinkertons.

EDIT: DAMN IT ITS NOT CUM.

It's Q1. Companies always push hard for Q1 profits above all else. There's usually hiring freezes and cuts to maximize profits, come Q2, they'll hire a bunch of people and the cycle will continue.

Maximizing shareholder's profits, as St. Friedman commanded.

It's an election year in the midst of an onsetting recession, so shareholders want to consolidate. I think on top of that models are being sold as something that can replace certain task forces - normally there would be rehires, and there still will be but I think it will be after its seen that they aren't ideal replacements.