True, though I'd still rather work for someone who's been in the trenches than a "career-long manager" who has never seen the front-lines, in any form. And thi

True, though I'd still rather work for someone who's been in the trenches than a "career-long manager" who has never seen the front-lines, in any form. And this isn't a straw man either - I've met way too many people who hopped straight into management and never did their time in the trenches. Invariably they are disconnected from reality.