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Re:How I Left YouTube by vkou on Thursday December 25, 2025 @04:22AM (#46383255)
> I have found line level managers absolutely useless and powerless.

They are doing exactly what they are paid to, which is communicate decisions made above them to the people doing the work.

You are correct - that is a powerless position. That's by design. Work isn't a democracy.

Re:How I Left YouTube by danny_codes on Thursday December 25, 2025 @08:14PM (#46388270)
Depends on the effectiveness of your union