Issue 6
Meta asks some Applied AI staff to return to management after earlier flattening
Meta has asked some employees in its Applied AI division whether they would return to management positions after they were previously moved out of management roles. Fortune and BigGo assess this as a partial retreat from the flat organisational structure promoted by Mark Zuckerberg (10–12 September 2026).
Who is affected and how
- középvezető
- Management roles may return to AI teams, so clarify whether the role centres on individual work or on leading a team.
- HR-vezető
- Should rethink movement between management and specialist career tracks, because a role change can be reversed.
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