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Meta, Alphabet target middle managers with tech jobs cuts

SAN FRANCISCO: As Meta Platforms Inc, Alphabet Inc and other Silicon Valley behemoths look to lighten payrolls after years of feverish hiring, a clear target has emerged: the middle manager.

The Times of India · Feb 8, 2023

There's a surprising culprit behind mass layoffs, says a prominent management professor at Wharton

According to Peter Cappelli, the current state of financial accounting of human capital is a big issue.

Fortune · Feb 8, 2023

A clear target emerges in tech layoffs: Middle managers

As Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc. and other Silicon Valley behemoths look to lighten payrolls after years of feverish hiring, a clear target has emerged: the middle manager.

Tribune News Service · Feb 7, 2023