Would you rather to have an asshole manager?
At least that would be honest
The capitalist class will throw you to the wolves without a second thought if it will help their bottom line.
I could throw you to the wolves when forced to uncarringly or I could give a fuck and put in personal effort to prepare you for it, and help you survive perhaps to thrive elsewhere.
I too can be, and have been thrown carelessly.
Luckily, my moral code is stronger than your cynicism and my kindness is and will remain free.
Certainly there's a vast difference between pretending to be your friend and BEING your friend.
Perhaps the former is hard to know but the latter is ultimately best for us both. Trust should be earned but also earnable, yes?
I've no desire to darken the world we both live in.
I'm a department manager where I work, so not very high on the ladder, but I run a 14 person team. That being said, I get where you're coming from. I'd never try to be my employee's friend, though I am most certainly friendly. I might grab a beer with one or two of them every now and again (usually on me, as why not?)
It's a hard line to tow, as I'd like to think of myself as a pretty agreeable person that wants to connect with people, and I've done that to an extent with my team. It has made certain work facets difficult though, especially "behavioral notices" and the like.
I manage the dev department in my company. There's about thirty people who see me as "that guy".
I am all about antiwork. I'm fighting the same fight as y'all.
I had a 2 hour meeting yesterday because one of my devs was underpaid. But in that same meeting, I had to argue to not give a raise to someone. If i had it my way, everybody would be top performers and get the highest raises. But it doesn't. Look at your own team. There's always 1-2 people that cause more problems than others.
My role is providing feedback and supporting people to become a top performer.
I know not every manager is equal, some shitty ones prefer the whip or dangle carrots. And some play favorites, which is BS too. I'm confident I have a few people who dislike me because I don't give them what they want.
I agree with this meme. We aren't your friends. Ideally your manager is there to support your growth so you can one day replace them. Because we're both here for the same reason... Making money for whatever soulless company we work at so we can go home and buy Roblox bucks.
Exactly. Unless we are on equal terms which is impossible in corporate top down structure, the relationship is transactional. Nothing more. I work, stakeholders pay me less than the value I created and pocket the difference.
I don’t know how things are in the States, but here in Sweden a lot of companies don’t have top -> bottom hierarchy. I actually see myself as a friend with my boss (CEO) and know I can count on him when needed.
It’s a pity not more countries/companies follow this system as it really profits both the companies and employees.
It's a wonder why many of you haven't been successful in the work place.
