> Good managers know that freedom and autonomy are empowering. I'm sure others have had much worse experiences, but I think it's mostly well-established that mi

> Good managers know that freedom and autonomy are empowering. I'm sure others have had much worse experiences, but I think it's mostly well-established that micromanagement is a bad thing. This is really important. If your manager or PM is constantly bothering you, you won’t be able to get into your flow state, which is important in software engineering.