Originally Posted by
ORDinary
I'm not sure an update from the schoolhouse will even be very accurate. Last year about this time they said 750-1000 for 2017, then someone posted 1000, then 700-800, etc. Then they hired 645 or whatever. There are so many factors determining this, and plans change constantly. Also, a lot of people have more than one offer at a time, and decide late.
I would think a spreadsheet showing a plan sent down to people in the Schoolhouse or Hiring would be more accurate and up to date than data published on the web site. That spreadsheet was posted here.
The person doing the web page has to get data from somewhere. It likely is something that has not been updated to what has been sent to the Schoolhouse or Hiring as of two weeks ago.
Of course, things can change. But there has to be a current plan. That is what we are discussing here.
As far as what people post here, without substantiation, I take it with a grain of salt. I even saw people post the plan was massive furloughs, and the world will end tomorrow. (Okay, I really don’t remember a post about the world ending tomorrow.)