You could use the exact same argument in the other direction: the more layers of management there are above you, the higher the chances a high-level managers wi

You could use the exact same argument in the other direction: the more layers of management there are above you, the higher the chances a high-level managers will protect your team from armageddon. Sometimes, it's only a matter of a single email or a chat with a CxO. I stand by my original point: no obvious correlation between company size and quality of life inside it.