Organizational Layers Will Thin Out in the AI Era
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-07-18
The author believes that the popularity of titles like "Member of Technical Staff" reflects a shift in how organizations operate:
- Teams are more inclined to hire only senior talent, reducing the distinguishing value of traditional hierarchical titles.
- Generalists will increasingly resemble "managers of a digital workforce," making direction-setting and orchestration skills crucial.
- Organizational structures will revolve more around projects rather than fixed roles; whoever is best suited leads the project, then returns to an IC role.
- As AI takes over a large amount of coordination work, management layers will decrease, lowering communication costs and headcount requirements.
- An IC directly leading a team of agents might be more valuable—and command a higher salary—than a traditional manager supervising junior employees.
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