Things are not as black and white as they seem. It's a spectrum - from people who detest mgmt to people who realize the value of it. You fall somewhere in the spectrum depending on your experience in the industry and depending on your experience with past/current managers. Unfortunately, at some point managers (M1, M2, VPs, etc) take undue advantage of things in an organization and dilute the true picture to an extent that all management seems worthless. Having been on both the IC and management side I can relate to and appreciate the importance of both roles. What Meta is doing is right, but be careful when speaking about management in general.