This is not true for a lot of organizations though.It’s not rare for people to effectively have multiple “bosses” that switch depending on what you’re doing. F

This is not true for a lot of organizations though.It’s not rare for people to effectively have multiple “bosses” that switch depending on what you’re doing. For instance a product/project manager is effectively a boss to you in that they have the strongest influence in what you will doing. These PMs might not properly represent all the stakeholders and you end up dealing with other departments project sponsors as well. Then there’s an actual direct manager who can influence your whole career, you can have to deal with your manager’s manager on specific missions or tasks, especially if you are yourself in line to become a manager. It becomes a mess, but that’s the reality for a lot of people I think.