Yes, I consider myself friends with my manager. I also consider myself friends with 2 of my 5 direct reports. These are people that I've known for half a deca

Yes, I consider myself friends with my manager. I also consider myself friends with 2 of my 5 direct reports. These are people that I've known for half a decade or more, though. Also, I think the manager aspect came after the friendship aspect in most cases.