‘I didn’t want to be the guinea pig’: inside tech’s AI-fueled manager purge
2026-05-15 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Tech companies are using AI as the perfect excuse to purge middle managers, destroying mentorship pipelines and promotion paths in the process. Silicon Valley's 'flatten the org' fetish now has an AI-powered bulldozer, and the workers left behind get to enjoy less support with more responsibilities. Turns out 'doing more with less' mostly means 'doing more with fewer people who actually helped you grow.'