A good manager: let's me give estimates for how long tickets will take me instead of giving me deadlines doesn't interrupt my productivity with pointless meet

A good manager: let's me give estimates for how long tickets will take me instead of giving me deadlines doesn't interrupt my productivity with pointless meetings keeps the team working as a team, resolving conflicts quickly If I feel confident in the value I create, feel good about my productivity and ability to have an impact and have my voice heard I probably have a great manager. If I feel dread when I see a notification on slack from my manager, before I even open it, if I go into a 1-1 with my manager feeling any amount of worry, if I come out of a 1-1 feeling bad or demotivated then I probably don't have a great manager. Or I need to look at myself to see what I'm doing wrong, who knows maybe I'm the one screwing up.