> No. "Something was missing" because a boss above my boss could come in at any time and make changes to the team, project, or anything beyond my control. Not

> No. "Something was missing" because a boss above my boss could come in at any time and make changes to the team, project, or anything beyond my control. Not to be callous, but sounds like you ended up on a team with a crappy management chain and bad insulation from your manager? I know it's a behavior that definitely happens, but - and admittedly, this is pretty rare - there are teams that exist out there where you do have those freedoms. Out of the 3 teams I've been in so far in industry, I'd say 2.5 of them have had that -- where the higher ups don't really interfere with what you're doing as long as you're intelligent about not going completely off kilter. The emotional attachment here is your perception of power. :)