The 1st layer of management is a shock absorber between the senior management and the employees. The senior management doesn't want to solve the employees' prob

The 1st layer of management is a shock absorber between the senior management and the employees. The senior management doesn't want to solve the employees' problems, they want to see some random shit getting done without having to deal with complains of burned out employees, rules of [whatever business you are in] or even with the laws of physics.