What do you all think of a work environment where there are too many bosses but not much workers?

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September 21,2021 at 7:34PM UTC

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What do you all think of a work environment where there are too many bosses but not much workers?

I am finding that my work environment is like that. So I go on a call, and basically there's like 5 managers there, and 1 guy representing the client, and I find that all the managers always give me stuff to do - which is annoying because I already have a lot of other stuff that I need to do that I never get done because I become like a dumpster for deliverables for this entire project. Management should hire more people. 1 manager is enough. This has always been in my other projects and for some reason this project is the total opposite. Anyone ever been in this scenario before?

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AnonymousSeptember 21,2021 at 9:29PM UTC
Most larger companies that have been in business awhile collect a top heavy management.
AnonymousSeptember 22,2021 at 2:24PM UTC
Interesting! Have you spoken to these managers about your bandwidth? It could be possible that they're not syncing about your tasks and don't know the true extent of your workload.
David JonesSeptember 1,2026 at 9:11PM UTC
Hello everyone,
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