My manager has ~14 reports. We're all on different projects every quarter and my manager knows nearly nothing about any individual project.

I see arguments for essentially the same problems from the article:

- Managers aren't reliant on the feedback or success of individual reports. >80% of people will always give positive feedback. - Managers don't give feedback or help resolve problems. It's effort on their part with no upside. - We're all still isolated because there is no consistent team. - No one has context. Managers can't understand 10+ projects.