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The Gervais Principle is much more accurate in my experience. One of the important reasons middle management has to be "clueless" to drink the kool-aid and take
by jrjeksjd8d 9mo ago
The Gervais Principle is much more accurate in my experience. One of the important reasons middle management has to be "clueless" to drink the kool-aid and take on more responsibility for minimal extra compensation. The checked out employees of the world know their work is meaningless, but the clueless ascribe to it some greater meaning which makes them trustworthy.
- dpark 9mo agoThe PHB is not middle management. Middle management is at least one level above the PHB.
- zahlman 9mo agoThat depends on the company size, surely?
- dpark 9mo agoNo. A first level manager cannot be middle management. A small company might not have middle management but the first level manager is bottom management.
- eep_social 9mo ago> bottom management “line management” is the term I am familiar with
- kmacdough 9mo agoBased on who's definition? Plenty of people use "middle management" to describe anyone under executives, but who doesn't spend time closely aligned with front-line work. In some structures, lowest level management is closely integrated with front-line, but I'd argue PHB has next to zero exposure to the actual work or goings-on.
- dpark 9mo agoPHB is Dilbert’s boss, yes? That’s front line manager, first level manager, whatever. By definition a middle manager has managers above and below them.