Thank you for this. I don't like the anxiety I feel when my manager does this to me. I always give context when I ask one of my ICs if they have a minute to tal

Thank you for this. I don't like the anxiety I feel when my manager does this to me. I always give context when I ask one of my ICs if they have a minute to talk, because I empathize with that feeling and don't ever want to give it to anyone else. Go through a startup layoff? It can weigh in you for a few years. Are they going to re-org? Did I do something? Is my team going to get cut or moved around? It's also subtle, so it's not obvious when a good manager does this right. It's just really obvious when a less-good manager does it...