I like your 2nd point! On the first, I agree it's valuable in abstract, but not in the example I cited. There's room for the employee to grow and add more valu

I like your 2nd point! On the first, I agree it's valuable in abstract, but not in the example I cited. There's room for the employee to grow and add more value to the team by rising above and figuring out why shit's so buggy to begin with (could be technical, process, human causes, whatever.) The manager is trying to tell them that. When they double down in their mind to "what 's most valuable is the thing I already happen to be doing, my manager is an ass" they are not doing the right thing for themselves or the team.