[10098]

> Especially, when junior can't report or discuss ideas with the manager, who can make decisions

Why do you think having levels prevents junior people from discussing ideas with their managers? Everybody has the chance to discuss anything with their manager at the weekly one-on-one meetings which are being held with people of all levels. Also, like the post says, your level determines your compensation, but not the potential impact you may have on a project. Nobody's going to actively prevent you from working on something because you're "not senior enough".

[walshemj]

Some cultures have much more obsession with hierarchy and status and import this to the work place unfortunately.

[mynameisvlad]

Sure, but that still doesn't explain it. Under the hierarchy, Junior would still be peers with Senior, and they would be under a manager. It's not like each person can only have one person under them.

[walshemj]

err no - not in some cultures its like the civil service used to be in the 50's where her where rules about who could have a chair with arms.

Check out workplace on stack exchange a lot of the questions are about friction between juniors and seniors.