A good defense of middle management: https://www.economist.com/business/2021/10/02/why-companies-need-middle-managers https://www.economist.com/business/2021/10

A good defense of middle management: https://www.economist.com/business/2021/10/02/why-companies-need-middle-managers https://www.economist.com/business/2021/10/02/why-companies-... Summary: companies that go “flat” and remove middle managers often end up with informal pecking orders. These orders have power but lack accountability. Something else to go sider - the removal of middle managers had coincided with the rise of HR departments. At my work, I won’t have a boss. I have a product manager, HR, a scrum master, a team lead, and the CTO who I never see, but is my direct superior.