Read previewThe great unbossing is underway, with companies cutting middle management positions.
Cost cutting, Gen Z's distaste for management , remote working, and increased pressure on performance are all factors in why middle managers are finding their jobs are most at risk during layoffs.
She said that not having a micromanager picking apart their work could benefit Gen Zers who don't feel they need to be "spoon-fed."
Doing it rightThose who are skeptical of companies axing middle managers say it could mean junior staff won't receive the mentorship needed to climb the ladder.
Camberato said staffers of all generations, from Boomers to Gen Zers, need to evolve, "especially as technology advances."
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