CosmicBagel
CosmicBagel

Best kind of manager

What is the best kind of manager?

28mo ago
TwirlyMochi
TwirlyMochi

The best manager lets you do your work and log off after you finish your work.

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget
Amazon27mo

LOL I agree! I’ve had managers who have pinged me on Sundays asking for work. That would be the opposite of what you describe.

ZippyNugget
ZippyNugget

I found the smooth talker, friendly type, less technical to be the worst. It's hard to get valuable feedback from them because they are usually sugarcoating things. Personally, I like people that are direct. Direct feedback might be harsh but I can grow from it.

FloatingMarshmallow
FloatingMarshmallow
Amazon27mo

True. I currently have a manager like this. She doesn't know anything technical and likes to speak a lot.

CosmicJellybean
CosmicJellybean

The one who will have your back when shit hits the fan

SqueakySushi
SqueakySushi

In my experience the smooth talkers were good at smooth talking my promo to skip managers

PrancingPanda
PrancingPanda

Leetcode and jump companies

CosmicDumpling
CosmicDumpling

My manager goes through the cycles of all the options you've outlined in a day

MagicalLlama
MagicalLlama

Approachable, understanding and giving you the freedom to explore. My manager is supercool. Proactive in giving suggestions, feedbacks and not just on my work but on overall personality development as well.

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget
Amazon27mo

Good for you! Sounds like a wholesome manager

FluffyNugget
FluffyNugget
Plivo26mo

Someone you can keep in touch with when either you or the manager leaves the company. And then the conversation should become more open

PerkyCupcake
PerkyCupcake
Amazon26mo

Doesn’t make you work after 6 or on weekends :)

DancingCoconut
DancingCoconut

Best manager is the one who respects the boundaries of work each of teammates has to do

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