Comment by neonnoodle
15 hours ago
No it hasn’t, middle managers are the ones telling everyone below them to use AI as much as possible, even if it makes no sense and screws things up. AI is a middle manager’s dream.
15 hours ago
No it hasn’t, middle managers are the ones telling everyone below them to use AI as much as possible, even if it makes no sense and screws things up. AI is a middle manager’s dream.
Middle management is being flattened. If you have better metrics, it's easier to phase out certain levels of management.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91601567/the-great-flattening-ro... https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/google-executive-says-compan... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-ceo-says-cutting-middl...
Yes, this is what I meant. There hasn't been much news on it for some reason, but in Microsoft at least they're getting pushed out of their role, either to some more direct role, or out.
Middle managers are being told by upper management to force the use of AI, or get fired.