> "Am I a "Dick" manager for wanting to know what they're up to whenever I walk through the room?" For wanting to know? Whenever you walk through the room? Ye

> "Am I a "Dick" manager for wanting to know what they're up to whenever I walk through the room?" For wanting to know? Whenever you walk through the room? Yeah, you might be a Dick. The only business reason to want to know "what they're up to" is if work isn't getting done. And if work isn't getting done, "what they're up to" is irrelevant.