Ask HN: What are the signs that you have a great manager?
15 years of experience here, an I noticed there is 1 main rule:<p>A great manager is at the service of their team, the team is not at the service of the manager.<p>The irony is that you don&#x27;t really notice a great manager. Their job seems like a walk through the park, and you have a &quot;I could do that job easily&quot; feeling. That&#x27;s because a good manager shields you from all the shit that&#x27;s going on, so you and your teammates can concentrate on your job.<p>If you&#x27;re in a project where shit hits the fan every time, where you have to extinguish fires, overwork because of deadlines, etc. then this is the managers fault.<p>I also noticed that the atmosphere within the team and the company, is always a reflection of upper management. And there is not much that can change this.