This is just patently untrue and plays out in every office across the entire world every day. What makes someone a competent manager is whether or not they com

This is just patently untrue and plays out in every office across the entire world every day. What makes someone a competent manager is whether or not they complete their assigned tasks and projects that come down from above. You don't like people who are direct and brutal in their feedback. Got it. Hell, you can turn back the clock to 2004-2008 World of Warcraft and see this for yourself. The best guilds in the world had leadership that was brutally forthright - bordering on downright cruel - to their membership, but they still managed to execute, because when everyone's goals are aligned, you'll be surprised the shit people are willing to entertain. And not only were these people not being paid, they had to pay to play the damn game! And yes, I know the analogy doesn't map perfectly onto work for several reasons, but the crux of the idea is there: a harsh taskmaster can move mountains with a little bit of fear (I'll replace you with a shell script if your performance doesn't improve) and a lot of honesty. In the future, you could save us both a lot of time and effort by just saying, "I don't like this management style." But I've seen it in video games, I've seen it in startups, I've seen it in Fortune 500 companies, and I've seen it in the military. Properly implemented, it works wonders.