Manager Role Debate
Comments debate the responsibilities and effectiveness of managers, frequently criticizing descriptions that sound like poor management practices, defending proper management roles, and sharing experiences with good and bad managers.
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Sounds like you're managing your manager.
Have you considered the possibility that you are not a "True Manager". /jk
Sometimes you have to manage your manager.
You sound like a manager that doesn't understand what your employees are doing.
Sounds like you worked in a place without management.
It seems your manager is more an agent than a manager.
You are describing a manager yourself, so not sure we disagree disagree that much.
If this is what your managers do, I feel sorry for you
Comments within this thread are quite interesting perspectives on the challenges of being a manager.
It's actually not how being in management works. Otherwise that guy wouldn't be complaining about it.