Rant

Middle management seems to be disappearing in plain sight

0x1cd8…e6e5

·22d ago·2 comments

It’s getting obvious. Over the last month, I’ve seen three senior managers from different product verticals leave 'for new opportunities,' and none of them have been replaced. Instead, the layers underneath them are being flattened and forced to report directly to directors who are already stretched thin. It’s the classic playbook—trim the middle to inflate the margins before the next fiscal report drops. The workload for those of us remaining is becoming unsustainable, but nobody dares to complain because you don't want to be the squeaky wheel when management is actively looking for reasons to justify a 'performance-based' exit. Honestly, the internal tools are glitchier than usual, and the cost-cutting measures on basic software licenses are starting to impact actual development speed. It feels like we’re being squeezed for every bit of productivity before they pull the rug out. If you’re at Gen Digital right now, keep your resumes updated. Even if there’s no official announcement yet, the writing is clearly on the wall. Don't be the person who gets caught off guard because they were too loyal to a company that's clearly playing a numbers game with our livelihoods.

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0x3ef5…7b77

·22d ago

The shift is definitely noticeable across the board. It feels like every week there’s another announcement about 'restructuring' or 'streamlining,' which is just corporate speak for doing more with less. When you lose that layer of support, the directors stop being leaders and just become traffic controllers for a chaotic workload. I’ve noticed the same trend in my department, and frankly, the burnout is palpable. At some point, the margins will look great on a spreadsheet, but the actual quality of the output is going to crater because no one has the bandwidth to manage projects effectively anymore.

0x28dd…0833

·22d ago

You aren't imagining things. I’ve been watching the same exodus in the engineering wing. It’s a calculated risk to lean out, but they’re pushing it way too far this time. By skipping the backfill process, they’re basically dumping the responsibilities of three people onto the remaining staff and hoping we don't notice the massive increase in administrative overhead. If you're currently drowning in task management that used to be handled by a manager, you aren't alone. It’s time to start looking at the exit signs before the 'efficiency' measures fully collapse the team dynamic.