The problem doesn&#x27;t seem to be hierarchy, but that it&#x27;s expected to climb it.<p>Some people are good in management, some aren&#x27;t.<p>But if you&#x27;re long enough in a job, you have to take on a management position to get paid more or to make decisions in your favor.<p>Yes the payment thing isn&#x27;t a big problem in the IT sector, senior engineers often get paid as much or even more than managers. But the decision part is still a problem. Often you end up with stupid ideas you have to execute and the only way to change them is to get rid of the manager, because he won&#x27;t consider he failed...