[ZenGum]

It's not just IT.

A certain former employer of mine was a private college with no more than 50 staff, run by the owner. Profitable, growing, with happy staff. Then about five years ago it got swallowed whole by a certain global education provider; "business model" decisions were imposed, good staff lost, and the school is now struggling along on the edge of viability. Directors have been imposed and replaced.

Again, in universities, I've seen managers who are focused on supporting staff to get the job done, and managers who are focused on empire building to secure their own advancement. They exist everywhere, and they suck.