That's an absurd generalisation, and you should probably stop thinking Dilbert is a useful guide to most workplaces. Some companies work that way, but they are

That's an absurd generalisation, and you should probably stop thinking Dilbert is a useful guide to most workplaces. Some companies work that way, but they are bad companies to work for, IME. Other companies, managers have got where they are because they know more than anybody else and have the personal skills to marshal a team into solving bigger problems than what is on the board for this sprint alone. Source: ex-CTO, now Senior Engineer again, done every level of management you can think of, choose to be where I am for a reason, but do not think managers are idiots.