> Managers often say they'll reward something – perhaps they even believe it. But then they proceed to reward different things. Going on vacation, a manager on

> Managers often say they'll reward something – perhaps they even believe it. But then they proceed to reward different things. Going on vacation, a manager once sent me a long message detailing all the priorities (sic), in order, that I should focus on (sic). Not 2 weeks later, the same person proceeded to escalate things, borderline shouting at me, when something that wasn't even in the original list "wasn't receiving the proper attention". I should have known, somehow.