Does Portland employ one manager for every six non-managers? PolitiFact Oregon
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/05/does_portland_employee_one_man.html
Middle management never seems to get much love. In 2011, the state Legislature
passed a law that sets a goal of 11 staffers for every manager working for the
state. Of course, there are exceptions depending on the work being done, but the
consensus was the state needs fewer managers and more people on the ground.
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