The use of the anger was very manipulative. I find it interesting that it was then the beginning of a long partnership. They worked together at several startups

The use of the anger was very manipulative. I find it interesting that it was then the beginning of a long partnership. They worked together at several startups for the next few years. I'm not clear that anger was the only way to establish whether the devops guy was getting the work done correctly, but I've certainly met a few managers who seem to think the strategic use of anger is useful. At the same time, what I've seen more commonly is the unstrategic use of anger, where people rage, rage, rage, for no purpose and no gain. It's amazing to me how often I've seen unhinged behavior in people who are in top leadership positions. I wrote of one extreme case in How To Destroy A Tech Startup: https://www.amazon.com/Destroy-Tech-Startup-Three-Steps-ebook/dp/B0772FJQ1T/ref=sr_1_1?crid=19QJ794QNI23O&keywords=how+to+destroy+a+tech+startup+in+three+easy+steps&qid=1639178056&sprefix=how+to+destroy+a+tech+s%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Destroy-Tech-Startup-Three-Steps-eboo...