I've recently landed in a managerial role. If there's one thing I've learned is that your primary role is to shelter the people under you from all the shit that

I've recently landed in a managerial role. If there's one thing I've learned is that your primary role is to shelter the people under you from all the shit that's coming from above (like that famous comic of the birds on a pole pooping on the ones at the bottom.) If your boss asks to deliver an _unreasonable request_ by tomorrow, your job is not to make sure it's delivered on time, your job is to say "No." Might seem obvious but very few managers I've worked under learned that lesson, that's the reason managers are seen as being useless. A good manager promotes a healthy workplace. I haven't kept up with it, but I used to read https://randsinrepose.com https://randsinrepose.com — some interesting insight from a software engineering manager.