Data from Gusto, a San Francisco-based payroll software services company, show that in 2019, mid-level managers used to have an average of three direct reports. As of the end of 2024, that figure had ...

While RTO mandates and the push-pull between employees and leaders have dominated workplace discussions over the last few years, a middle ground is emerging that acknowledges that there's no need to ...

Alvaro Munevar Jr. leveraged middle management jobs to help him retire early from his tech career. Now, Big Tech companies are culling middle managers, a reduction that Munevar Jr. said makes sense.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's note sent this fall to employees about corporate culture drew headlines for his five-day-in-the-office mandate. But Jassy's messaging on an increased ratio of individual ...

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Middle manager under strain as leadership requests various things from him. Middle managers are often overlooked, overworked, and underappreciated. Yet they may be the most influential leaders in ...

Middle managers have a vital job in the workplace. Some companies have scaled back on middle management. Workplace experts shared why middle managers can be essential to a business's success. US ...

Judd Antin spent 10 years at Facebook and Airbnb, where he managed middle managers. He's worried about how middle managers have been losing their jobs to the "Great Flattening." Middle managers can be ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's decision to bring workers back to the office full time was one of ...

I spent nearly all of my 30-year tech career in middle management. I managed teams that built and delivered web and mobile business applications. I intentionally stayed in the middle management ...