Who is going to oversee your work and judge you? Who is going to coordinate your department? Who is going to resolve disputes and problems? At best, someone who

Who is going to oversee your work and judge you? Who is going to coordinate your department? Who is going to resolve disputes and problems? At best, someone who doesn't really know who you are and what you do and doesn't have enough time for you. At worst, some variation of ChatGPT. Middle management exists for a reason. Everyone wants more autonomy but that's not what you are going to get.