In a properly-structured hierarchy / bureaucracy, no only do they, but those ten (or however many) are direct reports, such that there is a structured flow of i

In a properly-structured hierarchy / bureaucracy, no only do they, but those ten (or however many) are direct reports, such that there is a structured flow of information. (Hierarchy and bureaucracy can of course have many other issues, but structuring flows isn't generally one of them.)