. >> reporter: jeff bellisario at the bay area council said after two years of serious growth, some tech firms could begin cutting back as consumers who shifted their spending online during the pandemic are now facing new challenges. >> whether it's around inflation or interest rates or consumer sentiment, many of the metrics are heading in the wrong direction and more and more we are hearing recession from companies in our region and as they think about that recession, they need to plan ahead and often times the cost cut does come from the labor set. >> reporter: but he said that may not hit the bay area over all immediately and he believes a recession will not be long lasting. that's because there are still more than 11 million job openings across the country if you look at posts on linkedin from those laid-off workers, all of them already have comments from recruiters looking to hire. >> they believe the slowdown may present opportunity for them . as top talent becomes available, you may see smaller companies jumped to grab that talent. >>> how about a snack? next on today in the bay,