The recent round of layoffs, particularly within the Quality Engineering (QE) department, has unfortunately exacerbated an already top-heavy organizational structure, leading to a situation where the company is now even more encumbered by a disproportionate number of senior roles. Instead of addressing the bloat at the higher echelons, the cuts seem to have disproportionately affected individual contributors, leaving a top-heavy command chain with fewer hands on deck to execute. A more strategic approach might have involved critically evaluating the necessity of numerous QE director positions, or even the QE head, before impacting the crucial engineering talent responsible for the actual work, thereby creating a leaner, more efficient, and less top-heavy organization.
A good point from @bw+1jxzmfkhn.