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[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

AT&T, for example, once aimed to cut the ratio of managers to nonmanagers in one of its units from 1:5 to 1:30.

Wow, it is never a great idea to give someone more than about 5 direct reports if you want them to be effective.