Big Tech companies are getting flatter. Mark Zuckerberg explained why over a year ago

• Amazon wants a higher ratio of contributors to managers to “remove layers.”
• The changes will make for a flatter org structure — a recent theme for Big Tech.
• Mark Zuckerberg explained why Meta thinned out middle managers last year as the industry focuses on efficiency.

Amazon is putting middle managers under the microscope as it seeks to thin out the layers of the sprawling company.