Here is my take on the problem between managers and other employees: 1) Money. 2) Control. The first is obvious. Managers tend to make more than others. From

Here is my take on the problem between managers and other employees: 1) Money. 2) Control. The first is obvious. Managers tend to make more than others. From the point of view of an engineer, the manager is doing an easier job that requires much less training. Thus, they should, if anything, earn less, not more. On the second topic, many managers seem to come from the view "I am boss. You do as I say." Rather than the view of "My job is to make your life easier. How can I help?" The former view will naturally create a lot of friction. The other problem with control comes back, once again, to background. Managers that were previously engineers generally get a pass. But it seems that in some cases you have managers making technical decisions without the required technical background. Unsurprisingly, the people who do have the technical background, and get paid less on top, will have an issue with this. I suspect that these are the true problems in the room, but ones that nobody wants to address.