Google has cut 35% of managers overseeing small teams: Executive

Google has cut over a third of its managers leading small teams, according to a report by CNBC. The move was shared with employees last week during an all-hands meeting by Brian Welle, the company’s vice president of People Analytics and Performance, the report said.

Welle explained that Google now has 35% fewer managers, as part of its goal of reducing unnecessary layers of management and improving efficiency.

“When we look across our entire leadership population, that’s managers, directors and VPs, we want them to be a smaller percentage of our overall workforce over time,” he said.