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

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574 points frays | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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AnotherGoodName ◴[27 Aug 25 22:01 UTC] No.45045883[source]▶
This was called the TLM role at google. Technical Lead/Manager. You were expected to code and manage a couple of more junior engineers.

It’s part of an effort to have dedicated managers and dedicated engineers instead of hybrid roles.

This is being sold as an efficiency win for the sake of the stock price but it’s really just moved a few people around with the TLMs now 100% focused on programming.

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floren ◴[27 Aug 25 22:03 UTC] No.45045891[source]▶
Do you have any opinion on the success/value of the TLM role?
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chris_va ◴[27 Aug 25 22:06 UTC] No.45045917[source]▶
(personal opinion)

I thought it was a nice stepping stone for people to learn management without having 10 people dumped on them. But it looked bad on paper.

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1. gdbsjjdn ◴[28 Aug 25 00:56 UTC] No.45047085[source]▶
10 is a lot for a first time manager, but too few reports is also bad for a new manager. 4-5 direct reports is probably the sweet spot where you actually get some experience and the team is big enough that interpersonal stuff averages out.