Coinbase Caps Its Org Chart at Five Layers and 15 Reports
Coinbase is cutting 14% of staff, limiting its hierarchy to five layers below the CEO and replacing 'pure managers' with player-coaches who lead 15 or more people.
Management
Meta Bets on Smaller Pods and Fewer Management Layers
Meta is cutting about 8,000 jobs and reassigning over 7,000 people to AI teams, while reducing managerial layers in favour of smaller, faster pods.
Xbox Plans to Go From 14 Management Layers to Five
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says some work passed through 14 layers of management. The new target is five at most, and three where possible.
TikTok Ends Hybrid Work for Most of Its U.S. Staff
TikTok is moving most U.S. employees to a five-day office schedule from September, joining the companies that have abandoned hybrid work entirely.
Airbus Puts Its Four-Day Office Plan Into a Holding Pattern
After months of strikes and protests, Airbus has indefinitely suspended a rule that would have put white-collar staff on site four days a week.
UK Managers Will Have to Explain a 'No' to Flexible Working
The UK government plans to require employers to meet staff and explain their reasons before refusing a flexible working request. It is not a right to work from home.