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by apwell23 296 days ago
despite talk of "great flattening" I've found that management seems to be strangely immune from layoffs compared to ICs.

enterprises just love layers and layers of management. can't get enough of it. No CEO has ever seen a management layer he didn't like.
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matusp 296 days ago
True. Also paradoxically, managers are the most likely to have negative value for the company, running entire departments or projects into the ground. Yet you rarely see this being reflected.
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game_the0ry 296 days ago
> management seems to be strangely immune from layoffs compared to ICs.

This is super common and a very bad sign. As an employee, you are disposable in this type of culture, though it should go without saying.

> enterprises just love layers and layers of management. can't get enough of it. No CEO has ever seen a management layer he didn't like.

Bc more warm bodies in your org looks better on the resume. Managing 200 people on paper is more impressive than managing 20.

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