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Apple Park in Cupertino, California. Photographer: Sam Hall/Bloomberg By Saksha Menezes +Follow February 10, 2023, 8:00 AM UTC Listen to this article 2:14 Share this article Copied Gift this article Subscriber Benefit Bloomberg subscribers can gift up to 5 articles a month for anyone to read, even non-subscribers! Learn more Subscribe Sign In Follow the authors @sakshamenezes + Get alerts forSaksha Menezes There's a reason why Apple Inc. is under less pressure than tech peers to slash jobs during the current slowdown: It hired more efficiently in the first place. During the industry's pandemic-fueled hiring binge, Apple added fewer employees than other big tech firms. On top of that, the company generated far more revenue per new hire than its peers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. 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