This is absolutely a mis-characterization of the average PM, in my experience. If the PMs in your organization act like this you've got bad PM management. The P

This is absolutely a mis-characterization of the average PM, in my experience. If the PMs in your organization act like this you've got bad PM management. The PMs I work with are professional cat-herders and bullshit-filters (both engineer bullshit and management bullshit). They keep projects pushing in the right direction, ask insightful questions to help remove blockers, and are overall a force multiplier.