Iran war squeezing UK firms dry: Panic or prudent halt?

So UK firms are hitting pause on investments and hiring 'cause there's a war and like costs are shooting up. I mean, did anyone actually think businesses could just absorb all these 'economic shocks'? It's like they expect businesses to have endless pockets. April vacancies down 7.7%? That's not just a stat; it's a signal. Are we supposed to just keep calm and carry on while everything around us burns? What happens when they can't absorb anymore? Are we actually pretending this isn't impacting the economy hardcore? Someone explain how this isn't the start of a messy unraveling.