> From 2020 to 2023 we grew our team substantially and added layers of management. We now need to simplify Netlify to be more nimble
While management layers certainly do add overhead to varying degrees, simply getting rid of it and trying to be move faster and be more nimble, in my experience, leads to one of two things:
1. The existing management layer work gets offloaded to multiple people who have no interest in those topics, usually without any extra pay for them as well.
2. The management layers get removed without any replacement, which usually leads to long-term overhead across all departments that's often hard to quantify.
Combined with the wish to expand and evolve, especially within the enterprise sector, neither of the above options is a good choice. The only thing such change is good for is cutting expenses in the short term to inflate company value on paper.
While management layers certainly do add overhead to varying degrees, simply getting rid of it and trying to be move faster and be more nimble, in my experience, leads to one of two things:
1. The existing management layer work gets offloaded to multiple people who have no interest in those topics, usually without any extra pay for them as well.
2. The management layers get removed without any replacement, which usually leads to long-term overhead across all departments that's often hard to quantify.
Combined with the wish to expand and evolve, especially within the enterprise sector, neither of the above options is a good choice. The only thing such change is good for is cutting expenses in the short term to inflate company value on paper.