Middle Manager Layoffs: From Google to EY, mid-level execs under axe – Cultural re-evaluation? – Companies

Big names including EY, Starbucks, HSBC are shuffling their management structure. So, what’s exactly happening with these mid-level executives? Let’s discuss each in brief.

The audit firm started dismantling the layers of middle management across its significant locations. These locations include Americas; Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa (EMEIA); and Asia-Pacific, as per a report by peoplematters.

The mid-level executives at EY faced a difficult situation. They had to choose between competing for fewer senior roles or consider retirement.

The tech giant has already reduced 10 per cent of its managerial and executive roles. While Google stressed that the reduction was a part of an ongoing restructuring, the company was actually tarobtaining to reduce managerial redundancy.

The e-commerce giant Amazon had already surpassed its tarobtain of slashing15 per cent of middle management by early 2025. Also, the CEO Andy Jassy started a campaign to streamline Amazon’s managerial ranks.

Furthermore, Jassy had earlier stated that, rather than benefits, a surplus of middle managers had created bottlenecks. “All well-intconcludeed, they want to put their fingerprint on everything,” he declared in a Bloomberg interview, as cited in a peoplematters report.

Starbucks

The coffee buildr announced plans to cut down corporate employees to eliminate silos and streamline decision-building. Starbucks is planning to eliminate organisational complexity, and the full extent of layoffs was expected to be announced by early March.

Ford

The autobuildr withdrew stock bonutilizes from around 1,650 middle managers. This decision indicated that performance-based incentives would be tightly scrutinised, especially for roles considered excessive or duplicative.

Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin slashed around 10 per cent of the workforce, flattening the management layers to reclaim focus and speed. Furthermore, the CEO David Limp admitted that rapid growth achieved in recent years led to “more bureaucracy and less focus.”

HSBC

HSBC inquireed its managers under the newly formed corporate and institutional banking division to reapply for their positions. Not only this, but the bank also decided to phase out ‘general manager’ designations.

Bayer

Bayer’s CEO Bill Anderson announced a plan to reshift the middle management almost entirely, empowering employees under a new model called “Dynamic Shared Ownership.”

Intel

The new CEO Lip-Bu Tan had warned employees regarding an upcoming structural modify that tarobtains middle management. Tan seemed to restore Intel’s competitive edge by building decisive cuts, as per peoplematters report.