[jariel]

This is a really good point, the social dynamics change so much in a power position it's really hard to relate.

Keep the 'bad puns' though, that's more of an expression of humility than anything and it gives them an excuse to groan.

Everyone 'hates/resents their manager' just a tiny bit, and a little opportunity to groan but not get too serious about it is a nice valve.

And yes - the greater the power, the greater every little thing gets parsed and possibly taken out of context, I loathe that because it's the thing that stops us from being candid, and why even in the long-form podcast world, people are not truly forthcoming.