> excess of middle managers [and/or] too many poorly conceived and managed product and R&D adventures My OH works for a big multinational, has had a variety of

> excess of middle managers [and/or] too many poorly conceived and managed product and R&D adventures My OH works for a big multinational, has had a variety of roles, at a variety of locations, and despite the fact that she's not in tech you've still managed to summarise pretty much every single conversation I've had with her about her work over the last 20+ years.