[balls187]

> Being a manager is about being loyal to the company and not individuals.

That's not true at all.

Being a manager requires you to balance both the needs of individuals with the needs of the company.

Being a good manager means you can correctly handle when those two needs come into conflict.

[perl4ever]

I don't see why you disagree. Beyond asserting that my statement isn't true, you seem to be merely paraphrasing what I wrote in a more euphemistic way.

My former boss was laid off because he didn't "correctly" handle the conflict we're talking about. I think we're in agreement about what correctly means - being loyal to the company, or people who have power over you, rather than your subordinates.