> I would posit a guess that most, if not all, engineers on HN have had to live through at least one terrible manager that has soured/tainted the position.
FWIW, all my engineering managers have been great.
> Oh please, there's a reason why those comments exist - because more terrible managers exist than those "good ones"
I guess that's just your experience? Just because you've had a few bad apples doesn't mean all engineering managers are terrible.
> present an aura of superiority
Sounds like you're just projecting your experience onto other folks.
FWIW, all my engineering managers have been great.
> Oh please, there's a reason why those comments exist - because more terrible managers exist than those "good ones"
I guess that's just your experience? Just because you've had a few bad apples doesn't mean all engineering managers are terrible.
> present an aura of superiority
Sounds like you're just projecting your experience onto other folks.