"But a new survey from San Francisco-based workplace communications outfit Firstup shows that eliminating too many management jobs can have some unexpected effects on the way your teams work, sometimes damaging employee engagement, which undermines productivity. This is definitely something to bear in mind if you're considering restructuring your own company's management ranks. The survey's top results show that employees think middle management layers are crucial to the company success."
"Interestingly, the Firstup survey, which quizzed 1,000 U.S.-based, full-time non-managerial employees at companies that carried out layoffs in the last year, shows that junior staff think that their middle management layers are critical to their well-being at work. Fully 75% of respondents said they rely on managers for recognition and appreciation, 63% said they relied on them for helping tackle workplace challenges, while 50% said they seek coaching and development advice from managers."
Big tech firms have reduced management roles to cut costs and shift workloads to AI, but removing too many managers can backfire. Firstup surveyed 1,000 U.S.-based full-time non-managerial employees at companies that carried out layoffs in the last year. Employees reported strong reliance on middle managers: more than half name their direct manager as the most trusted source for workplace news; 75% rely on managers for recognition; 63% for tackling workplace challenges; 50% for coaching and development; and 86% for translating company updates into actionable guidance. Excessive manager cuts risk damaging engagement and undermining productivity.
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