Bingo. YMMV, but in my experience the majority of inefficiency is caused by middle managers who are too busy trying to "win" political capital or burn down perc

Bingo. YMMV, but in my experience the majority of inefficiency is caused by middle managers who are too busy trying to "win" political capital or burn down perceived enemies. After watching HPE for a number of years my guess is that in a few months they'll add double or triple this number of layoffs to an offshore team.