Middle Management Debate

Discussions focus on the role, necessity, and drawbacks of middle managers and multiple layers of management in companies, often critiquing hierarchical structures and exploring flatter alternatives.

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newsclues Feb 4, 2025 View on HN

Rather than CEOs, why not mid level managers?

rqebmm Sep 16, 2015 View on HN

what if the middle managers are phoning it in?

tillinghast May 3, 2021 View on HN

Can I get a manager to manage my managers? Someone?

return13 Apr 2, 2014 View on HN

i think every member of that team should have a manager, and there should be a manager to manage all the managers...

yuhong Jan 17, 2013 View on HN

I think it is more about middle management than upper management.

saiya-jin Jun 12, 2020 View on HN

Its called middle management, the backbone (or bane) of any bigger comnpany. Guys up there have no clue about average joe the coder/doer/whatever, maybe a vague view on distribution of teams. Anyway if you don't earn cash to the company, you are just a necessary cost (which state is to be evaluated often)

nautilus12 Jun 23, 2020 View on HN

Maybe more of a statement about the necessity of middle management..

hsbauauvhabzb Mar 18, 2025 View on HN

So, the people that manage the managers?

redhotpenguin Oct 21, 2010 View on HN

Do you have 2 or 3 managers per employee?

daniel-cussen May 5, 2008 View on HN

Don't forget the layers of management.