Rant

Middle management getting squeezed?

0x317a…a7a2

·16d ago·2 comments

Lately, it feels like the expectation for output has doubled while the support staff around us is thinning out. I’ve noticed a lot of 'restructuring' happening in the regional offices where they aren't backfilling roles when people leave. It feels like a silent layoff. Instead of a big, messy RIF announcement, they’re just letting attrition do the dirty work and overloading the remaining people until they quit on their own. It’s a classic move to avoid paying severance or triggering WARN notices. Anyone else feel like they’re doing two people’s jobs now? I’m worried that if the market dips further, they won't hesitate to cut the people who are currently keeping these operations running. It’s getting hard to stay motivated when you see your peers disappearing and management just says 'we need to do more with less.' If anyone has inside info on whether we should be worried about a formal announcement soon, let us know. It’s getting pretty bleak in the office.

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0x532e…653d

·16d ago

This is exactly what is happening across the region. You hit the nail on the head regarding the attrition strategy—it is much cheaper for them to burn out the high performers than to process formal layoffs. I have watched three people in my department quit in the last six months, and management hasn't even posted their roles. The workload gets dumped onto whoever is left, and then they act surprised when productivity metrics start to slip. It is a cynical way to operate, and honestly, the morale is at an all-time low because everyone knows exactly what the game is.

0x149a…8b27

·16d ago

I don’t think it’s just the regional offices; it feels like a systemic shift in how the company approaches labor costs. By freezing hiring and refusing to backfill, they are squeezing the life out of middle management while dodging all the bad PR that comes with a formal reduction in force. It is incredibly demoralizing to watch talented colleagues get squeezed out while leadership talks about 'efficiency' and 'streamlining.' If you are feeling the burnout, you aren't imagining it—they are betting on you breaking under the pressure so they don't have to carry the cost of letting you go properly.