‘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, flattening org charts while destroying mentorship pipelines and promotion paths. Workers report being told AI can replace their bosses — turns out the real disruption is just good old-fashioned cost-cutting with a shiny AI label. Nothing says 'innovation' like eliminating the people who actually help junior employees grow.