Alvaro Munevar Jr. leveraged his 30-year tech career in middle management to achieve early retirement at 59, enabling him to live off real estate passive income. His experience shows a transformation in big tech, as companies like Google and Amazon are cutting middle management to enhance efficiency and reduce bureaucracy. Munevar noted that while he enjoyed his managerial role, he often questioned its value, highlighting a shift towards flat management structures seen in startups that promote rapid decision-making and product delivery.
I intentionally stayed in the middle management bracket, where I was paid well and typically worked 40 to 45 hours most weeks. This meant I had enough time to build a real-estate side business.
Big Tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google have been trying to flatten their company structure by removing managers. Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, has said this is to increase efficiency.
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