New VR jobs die down at Meta, Google amid hiring freeze

The virtual reality (VR) job postings at Meta have shockingly died down, as its Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg places a $10 billion bet on building his metaverse dream, a new report has shown.

The VR job postings have also slowed down at other Big Tech companies like Apple and Google amid the hiring freeze and layoff season owing to the global economic meltdown, according to workplace research platform Revelio Labs.

Since Meta’s rebranding in October 2021, the number of new job postings mentioning virtual reality (VR) skyrocketed in early 2022.

“However, the crypto crash and tech slowdown likely destroyed the hiring demand more recently.