> I'm shocked this manager didn't have you fired. I would never tolerate someone doing what they want instead of what I instructed them to do. You seem to thin

> I'm shocked this manager didn't have you fired. I would never tolerate someone doing what they want instead of what I instructed them to do. You seem to think it is the job of a manager to instruct people what to do. Moreover, you seem to think that if a manager manages someone, that person is automatically a subordinate. This is not always the case, especially for more senior positions or in organizations such as certain tech companies where engineering has most of the power and may well be at the same level as the manager. Managers and bosses are not the same thing. Moreover, some people are unwilling to do bad work, even if they are told to do so. Sometimes these people are harder to replace than a manager, especially one who defaults to trying to fire people that don’t do what they say.