The best solution would have been to escalate these problems to the managers line manager. It’s clear they were having problems which were impacting the team.

The best solution would have been to escalate these problems to the managers line manager. It’s clear they were having problems which were impacting the team. Where I work we don’t have “engineering managers” our line managers are other engineers in different squads as I think it is great! In a previous company we did have an over zealous manager and the team feedback through the correct channels and the issues where resolved. This was also a team made up mostly of contractors who all had strong opinions. I thinks it’s important to remember that it was a really tough time for a lot of people during the lockdowns so maybe that factored into these issues.