My experience has always been that my happiness with a manager is directly related to the number of reports that they have. They rarely have time to "just chec

My experience has always been that my happiness with a manager is directly related to the number of reports that they have. They rarely have time to "just check in" unexpectedly, so meetings and interactions tend to be scheduled. You're also afforded much more autonomy in every respect, so long as there are no complaints from others about your performance, they are happy. And lastly, managers with a large number of reports have a more significant pool of talent to help you with a task that you're struggling with. Since your manager is directly in charge of the other person, you can be assured that the person knows the problem and that they will find time to assist.