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I think this is the core of it. Good managers never feel like they “outrank” you, they make you feel like they operate in a broader context and allow you to do
by dijit 3y ago
I think this is the core of it. Good managers never feel like they “outrank” you, they make you feel like they operate in a broader context and allow you to do your best work.
I am management now, I only took this role because every time I trusted someone else to manage they let me down; but it really is just a different job, its not “superior” and using words like that to describe management is a huge part of the problem.
- nashashmi 3y agoIndeed. The word superior comes from army ranking as in superior officer via chain of command. And then there is the other word: subordinate.
- devnullbrain 3y agoCan your reports fire you?
- imron 3y agoAny of them can look for a new job at any time. That’s the reason for the saying: people don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers.
- dijit 3y agoWell, no but that's mainly because of asymmetric numbers. If all reports of a manager complain to the managers manager, that manager will likely be reassigned or reprimanded in a similar manner to a manager and an IC. Also I should note that in most of Europe (at least the parts I've worked in), a managers voice is just a louder voice in a room of other managers- and firing someone is something that is not done by an individual, it's a discussion with managers and HR. It's not taken lightly to fire people, even in places that are "at will" (theoretically) like Denmark.
- kelipso 3y agoDepends on the company but I'd say in most small and medium-sized companies in the US, your manager can fire you without cause and be just fine with maybe some half-assed explanation if upper management asks questions.
- paxys 3y agoAt most companies your direct manager can't fire you either. They simply write reviews and escalate problems to upper management/executives/HR, who then decide whether to act on it or not.