Most companies could benefit with a bit of culling. Folks who take three hour lunches on the clock and then need a break to recover can be eliminated from the rolls. There is phenomenal waste in American corporations and the DEI CEO's are too weak kneed to effect the necessary change. Salaries is one of the largest expenses of a company and there is a lot of dead weight in the ranks. Maybe Elon will be the trend setter.
The real money is spent on middle management, and exec perks. They should hang on to those with expertise that get the work done, and flatten the rest like a pancake.
I've seen managers hang on to a job for years with only two employees reporting to them. Those types aren't needed. Their bosses are likely not needed either.
This is a balancing act. The larger an organization gets, the more support your operations group (whoever makes the money) needs to be most efficient.
You see a lot of businesses crash and burn because they just lump everything on the front line worker/first level management in a bid to keep "lean" and impress short term money goals. In the long run, you burn out your employees who move on and the company suffers from brain drain over a 3-5 year time span.
Where companies fail is by having middle managers who are missing either accountability or authority (and sometimes both). If a manager has to ask a boss for every little thing - or if their performance on indicators useful to their position are not reviewed - they are cuttable. [Note: Outside of a training situation for 6 months or so, such as when promoting a good worker to the next level]
Where companies fail is being full of managers that got their jobs through kissing ass, nepotism, and affirmative action.
Most of them don't have a fucking clue what the job of those under them require, and thus they don't have a fucking clue who their most valuable employees are, and end up rating more brown nosing ass kissing individuals like themselves with the greatest ratings. Those that are really smart just say fuck it and leave for greener pastures which in the rare case they may find.
Ive been in situations where i get put in charge of people who i dont have an i kling of their work. You learn.
The nepotism management position is a fantasy that people enjoy because it means they might luck pit and get a cushy job like it someday. Very few are failing where they knew someone and got the job that way.
Most are where they are via the principle of promotion until you no longer stand out and lack of accountability for their position by their own management.
Most companies could benefit with a bit of culling. Folks who take three hour lunches on the clock and then need a break to recover can be eliminated from the rolls. There is phenomenal waste in American corporations and the DEI CEO's are too weak kneed to effect the necessary change. Salaries is one of the largest expenses of a company and there is a lot of dead weight in the ranks. Maybe Elon will be the trend setter.
The real money is spent on middle management, and exec perks. They should hang on to those with expertise that get the work done, and flatten the rest like a pancake.
I've seen managers hang on to a job for years with only two employees reporting to them. Those types aren't needed. Their bosses are likely not needed either.
This is a balancing act. The larger an organization gets, the more support your operations group (whoever makes the money) needs to be most efficient.
You see a lot of businesses crash and burn because they just lump everything on the front line worker/first level management in a bid to keep "lean" and impress short term money goals. In the long run, you burn out your employees who move on and the company suffers from brain drain over a 3-5 year time span.
Where companies fail is by having middle managers who are missing either accountability or authority (and sometimes both). If a manager has to ask a boss for every little thing - or if their performance on indicators useful to their position are not reviewed - they are cuttable. [Note: Outside of a training situation for 6 months or so, such as when promoting a good worker to the next level]
Where companies fail is being full of managers that got their jobs through kissing ass, nepotism, and affirmative action.
Most of them don't have a fucking clue what the job of those under them require, and thus they don't have a fucking clue who their most valuable employees are, and end up rating more brown nosing ass kissing individuals like themselves with the greatest ratings. Those that are really smart just say fuck it and leave for greener pastures which in the rare case they may find.
Ive been in situations where i get put in charge of people who i dont have an i kling of their work. You learn.
The nepotism management position is a fantasy that people enjoy because it means they might luck pit and get a cushy job like it someday. Very few are failing where they knew someone and got the job that way.
Most are where they are via the principle of promotion until you no longer stand out and lack of accountability for their position by their own management.