Managers play very different roles in different jobs. There are many jobs where your direct manager is a foreman who is doing pretty much the same job but is ex

Managers play very different roles in different jobs. There are many jobs where your direct manager is a foreman who is doing pretty much the same job but is expected to be an expert in that job and has the responsibility of teaching the others how to do it and doing quality review/supervision to ensure that they're doing it properly.