I’m completely with you on this: the power balance shifts as soon as you get the manager title, even if you wish it did not (I ended up managing former peers at

I’m completely with you on this: the power balance shifts as soon as you get the manager title, even if you wish it did not (I ended up managing former peers at Uber: one day I was a team member, the next day a manager). This makes everything more tricky, as it’s true that the same behaviour as a manager or as an IC spark different responses. It’s a tough one to navigate and I won’t say I have it all figured out. It also makes transitioning into management a lot more lonely, in my experience.