I was happy at Apple, but I burned out after becoming a manager. I took a career break at 30 and have no regrets.

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Meredith Meyer

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Goodbye, middle managers. Hello, 'player-coaches' and 'org leads.'

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Block CEO Jack Dorsey, left, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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She used to manage 3 employees. Now she oversees 24. Welcome to the age of the megamanager.

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Match group's Chine Mmegwa oversees a much bigger team than she did a year ago, a change that's become common for middle managers across Corporate America.

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On a recent weekday afternoon, Match Group manager Chine Mmegwa sat at her desk in a New York office, looking up at her team through a mounted TV screen.

Zuckerberg says AI is letting one employee do the work of entire teams, and it shows how the company is rethinking hiring

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is investing in more AI-native tools to elevate individual contributors.

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The scariest word this year for workers from DC to Silicon Valley

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Tech leaders like Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk led a workforce efficiency crusade in 2025.

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A Microsoft veteran says declining morale and a 'culture shift' drove him to resign: 'The great flattening was definitely happening'

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Phil Coachman

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