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Google has eliminated 35% of managers overseeing small teams in past year

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574 points frays | 2 comments | 27 Aug 25 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.56s | source
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mikestew ◴[27 Aug 25 21:52 UTC] No.45045782[source]▶
The 35% reduction refers to the number of managers who oversee fewer than three people, according to a person familiar with the matter.

If you oversee 0-2 people, in most cases that’s probably not an efficient ratio. How did Google get so many folks in that position in the first place? And I assume the other 65% take up the slack to fluff their teams? Or what? Leave the other 65% managing 0-2 people?

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toast0 ◴[27 Aug 25 22:39 UTC] No.45046207[source]▶
IMO, overseeing 0 people is great. I'm not likely to take any position where I have to oversee more or less than that; although I'm willing to compromise and oversee one person where they're actually independent and I don't have to do much overseeing.
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LambdaComplex ◴[27 Aug 25 22:48 UTC] No.45046278[source]▶
> overseeing 0 people is great. I'm not likely to take any position where I have to oversee more or less than that;

I would have so many questions if I got an offer for a position where I had to oversee less than 0 people

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1. fuzzy_biscuit ◴[27 Aug 25 23:07 UTC] No.45046409[source]▶
Would that mean you have to undersee one or more people? cue rimshot
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2. shoo ◴[28 Aug 25 00:05 UTC] No.45046791[source]▶

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