euph-_-oric t1_iwslmth wrote on November 18, 2022 at 1:06 AM

Reply to comment by RandomHB in 10,000 Google Employees Could Be Rated as Low Performers by ThisIsNotCorn

It's funny you say that because middle management is often the first to go. It's upper management that gets di w.e the fuck they want.

WayneKrane t1_iwsmshu wrote on November 18, 2022 at 1:15 AM

Yeah, middle management usually has a lot of bloated salaries and you can get by longer without them. The last company I was at did layoffs and it was exclusively mid level managers. It made sense to me because each of their salaries was equal to 2-3 employees or more. I knew I was safe because I was the lowest paid employee.

spectre78 t1_iwtq776 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 7:28 AM

Wait til you hear how many employees the CEO’s salary equals.

willverine t1_iwu5pbd wrote on November 18, 2022 at 11:11 AM

670 employees, in fact.

davebowmanandhal t1_iwuqpdi wrote on November 18, 2022 at 2:34 PM

I don’t work in tech, but I am a middle manager and I am not making a lot. It can be tough not having any real autonomy and still dealing with upper management and employees.

MerlinsBeard t1_iwuk8g6 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 1:42 PM

That's true when a company gets bought out. The technical staff is retained, the management get the boot.

Happens all the time in government contract rollovers also. Company A had contract but lost rebid so Company B basically buys out Company A's tech staff and brings in their management.

Then it's very clear if productivity goes down or up who the problem is.