北京——维维安·魏正在关闭她的生意。作为猎头工作超过十年后，她的工作已经枯竭。曾经支付魏以每百人计招聘工程师费用的大型中国科技公司如今正在裁员而不是招聘。
BEIJING—Vivian Wei is shutting down her business. After more than a decade as a headhunter, work has dried up. The big Chinese tech companies that once paid Wei to recruit engineers by the hundreds have been laying off employees instead.
魏，46岁，估计她的收入在过去几年里已经减少了一半以上。最近，她和丈夫削减了非必需开支以节省资金。她过去常挥霍在护肤品上，但后来改用了更便宜的国产品牌。
Wei, 46, estimates that her income has more than halved in the past few years. Lately, she and her husband have cut down on nonessential spending to save money. She used to splurge on skin care products, but switched to a cheaper domestic brand.