I find this a great list of behaviors to consider when you are in a leading role, maybe even if you are not in such a role, as it reflects well on your job.
I really want to work for a boss like this, but the really good managers are rare.
My last "manager" didn't talk to me for nearly the last 5 months I worked at the company and I hounded him for code reviews and 1 on 1 meetings constantly. I just started to review my own code and then merge it because otherwise nothing would get done. He was a very capable engineer, but the worst manager I've ever had, even compared to the guy who i had to report to HR in a previous job because he did a lot of blatantly illegal things in regards to the employees I supervised and their working hours (mandatory overtime with no extra breaks, shorted lunch breaks, etc).
Any manager that doesn’t respond to 1x1 requests from their direct should probably be fired to make room for someone more competent. I’m sorry you had to deal with that.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 18.6 ms ] threadMy last "manager" didn't talk to me for nearly the last 5 months I worked at the company and I hounded him for code reviews and 1 on 1 meetings constantly. I just started to review my own code and then merge it because otherwise nothing would get done. He was a very capable engineer, but the worst manager I've ever had, even compared to the guy who i had to report to HR in a previous job because he did a lot of blatantly illegal things in regards to the employees I supervised and their working hours (mandatory overtime with no extra breaks, shorted lunch breaks, etc).