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Amazon CEO says he’s cutting middle managers because they want to ‘put their fingerprint on everything.’ That’s music to the ears of Gen Z

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says middle managers are slowing internal processes down and stretching supervisors thin.

By doing so, the future of Amazon will have fewer bosses, and employees will be expected to manage themselves and drive togetherness in the organization.

Jassy isn't the only leader to call out middle managers, or get rid of them entirely.

Gen Z ’s lack-of-leadership mentality is perfect for companies like Amazon moving to individual contributor-style structures.

This trend has been dubbed “conscious unbossing”: circumventing managerial responsibilities to spearhead their own personal growth.

Gen Zers just want to be their own boss and have better work-life balance.

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