Empathetic PMs are manipulative con-artists.

Saw a non-technical PM crib on Grapevine about this. The thing is I’m not the nicest guy in the Universe because I’m the smartest. And being nice is something stupid people do to hedge their bets. You know, smart people get a chance to climb on top and take reality for a ride, but it'll never stop trying to throw you, and eventually it will. There's no other way off. And you take the chance. No respect for people who play a game of thrones. Masking behind powerful men, and hide in their shadow to get their bidding done. When a company has people problems bigger than the problem the company is trying to solve, you know what to do then...