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by pkd 1223 days ago
Pirate ships frequently had crews of about 50, and the biggest ones never exceed a couple of hundred. Do you have real world examples of large organisations (in the thousands of employees) being managed in a flat hierarchy? Because I don't.

Please note I'm not saying you can't be overprovisioned in managers. I'm replying to the parent comment that sees no need for managers.