[trumpdong]

You're thinking of this as a game of merit instead of a game of power accumulation that it actually is. Middle managers, like junk DNA, don't have to actually accomplish anything as long as they can propagate themselves.

[aogaili]

But they need headcount under them to justify their position...

[trumpdong]

That's not "accomplishing anything"

[aogaili]

Yes, but I didn't mention that they accomplish anything? mid-managers role is not to accomplish is to manage the team that accomplish..duh