>you can apply the same story about any manager-like figure, no? True, the problem is more when companies become more and more top-heavy over time. These inter

>you can apply the same story about any manager-like figure, no? True, the problem is more when companies become more and more top-heavy over time. These intermediate layers are created. With every layer it becomes less likely that the people that can actually decide won't ever hear valuable feedback until it's too late. >Working well with managers is also a good strat for becoming one yourself, and having more influence over things you care about. In the end I showed them what had to be done to make it look decent on this kind of display. Because all layers of management were in the room, they managed to decide to do these changes. It's just a very inefficient way to get to this point.