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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

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RSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 2 months ago
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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year, exec says
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In Google's continuing effort to run more efficiently, the company has been getting rid of managers who oversee fewer than three people.

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  • expatriado@lemmy.world
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    a bit harst, they could just let them go

    • AngryishHumanoid@lemmy.world
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      They’d just sneak back in and open a bunch of JIRA tickets that would have to be closed all over again.

      • expatriado@lemmy.world
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        true, also Google isn’t bound to don’t be evil anymore, so they’re free to do so

    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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      What else would you use all these headhunters for?

  • curiousaur@reddthat.com
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    This tracks. My company is flattening. After getting rid of all the junior engineers, the remaining senior engineers don’t really need management. Just hand them problems and let them cook.

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      As long as you remember not to train your replacement for regular rates I enjoy the prospect of the inevitable conclusion of a senior engineer only system

  • SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works
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    Eliminated, eh? I knew all that coseying up to the IDF was a two-way street

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