Google in 2013 had 37,000 employees and 100 VPs (as per this article).
Yahoo, in comparison, around the same timeframe had 16,000 employees and almost 300 VPs.
Guess which one has grown, and which one has stagnated?
Yahoo, in comparison, around the same timeframe had 16,000 employees and almost 300 VPs.
Guess which one has grown, and which one has stagnated?
The result is that, to get anything done, a large fraction of the staff are VPs, and many VPs do not have any direct reports.