Welcome to the era of the megamanager

Companies are laying off or restructuring to have fewer middle managers with more reports each. This can be done well — or it ...
Business Insider

I love being a middle manager. Amazon's decision to cut middle managers saddens me — this role is misunderstood.

Michelle Busch became chief of staff at TJM & Co. Media Boutique in June 2023. Busch transitioned from running her own PR firm to middle management after the pandemic. She says middle managers are ...
Hosted on MSN

The 2025 Manager Crash: Why Half of Middle Managers Want Out—And What It Means for the Workforce

The numbers tell a stark story: 79% of middle managers report being at risk of burnout. Nearly half said they'd quit within a year. Middle manager confidence hit its worst-ever reading in Glassdoor's ...
The Business Journals

The middle manager crisis threatening most organizations′ stability

Nancy Murphy is CEO of CSR Communications, a consultancy specializing in the human dynamics that make organizational change possible. To continue reading this content ...
Forbes

Middle Managers Remain Vulnerable As 120 Companies Announce Layoffs

Companies across a broad array of industries and business sectors are announcing layoffs in May, according to WARNtracker.net, a national website where companies are required to report such moves.
AOL

I was a middle manager for 30 years, and I still think companies are right to eliminate those roles. Here's why.

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.
Fast Company

40% of managers say their mental health declined on the job

The plight of the middle manager has taken a turn for the worse since the pandemic, leaving many in the role prone to burnout as they juggle competing expectations with limited support from their ...
The Business Journals

The death of middle management? Why the roles are under fire.

Experts say years of hiring and the evolution of technology are forcing a shift in the role of the middle manager. That may just be the beginning. Tech giant Amazon.com Inc. is aiming to become faster ...
Inc

Middle Managers’ Workloads Rise as Their Teams Get Larger

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 ...
Psychology Today

The Plight of the Middle Manager

The middle manager is the unsung hero of any organization. Source: Photo by Susanne Jutzeler from Pexels Typically, middle managers are promoted or hired because they are both experts in their field ...
AOL

The middle manager crisis: most young workers say the role is ‘high stress, low reward’

Taking a cue from layoffs, salaries that don’t keep up with inflation, and the burned-out middle manager, Gen Zers are shrugging at becoming the next boss. Gen Z doesn’t want your “#1 boss” mug. No ...