There is a management trend being discussed in tech circles that looks like• little to no hiring of entry level workers • turning managers into super ICs (individual contributors) • smaller teams • everyone heavily using AI tools

[carnage4life@mas.to]

There is a management trend being discussed in tech circles that looks like
• little to no hiring of entry level workers
• turning managers into super ICs (individual contributors)
• smaller teams
• everyone heavily using AI tools

I’m curious to see which companies actually follow through.

[albnelson@beige.party]

@carnage4life This is also what I have heard and it boggles the mind. Getting high on their own supply.

[tedmielczarek@mastodon.social]

@carnage4life sounds awful, I wish them the worst.

[jpsays@mastodon.social]

@carnage4life This is more or less what happened to (my team at) Microsoft last June and July (2025).
- Lead role eliminated, only Managers remain
- Team sizes 11-13
- Many most junior/recent hires laid off
- Many _very_ senior leads laid off
- Our group lost 50% by count for instance
- Any leads that remain were told to be “tech lead” or “player coach” (depending on team) — I argued that at principal levels, their role involved coaching and influence regardless, labels didn’t help.

[jpsays@mastodon.social]

@carnage4life Quite ironically when that happened our org also _added_ a new VP in the reporting chain as well (making 4 VPs to satya then vs 3 before, so ICs were actually the same distance).

[edthedev@infosec.exchange]

@carnage4life we're watching this fold out in realtime with ClawdBot/MoltBot/OpenClaw

OpenClaw ecosystem still suffering severe security issues

: Researchers disclose rapid exploit chain that let attackers run code via a single malicious web page

(www.theregister.com)

Spoiler: data breaches, high chance of future lawsuits.