But that is the thing: - this requires effort on behalf of the manager ( it can be harder to do remotely ) - manager's openly say they want you to ask for more

But that is the thing: - this requires effort on behalf of the manager ( it can be harder to do remotely ) - manager's openly say they want you to ask for more ( they don't know how to manage you or how much you can do, because they just throw what they think sounds about right ) I guess what I am saying is: Managers don't know if your output is below expected 10% ( especially the bad ones, which, anecdotally based on corporate experience, is a non-trivial percentage ).