"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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One thing I've noticed about technical management is that the evaluation
of whether somebody is a good manager is very subjective. If you ask
the people being managed, "is your boss a good manager", you might get a
very different answer than if you ask the people several layers up in
the food chain.


No doubt. The manager would have been selected for his position by the
people above. Saying he's a poor manager would be saying they made a poor
choice.