[the_biot]

Having once been that manager, let me just add that there is a price to pay: all the corporate BS normally reserved for a whole team now lands on one person's shoulders. Combined with some personal stuff, this broke me.

When you come across a clear occasion of crap having been deflected from landing on you, do the right thing: show some appreciation for it to your manager. It goes a long way.

[kenward]

It sounds like you were a fantastic manager who cared about their team, I'm very sorry to hear that. Seems like it can be a very thankless job a lot of the time.

Hopefully we can normalize showing appreciation from all directions (direct reports, sr mgrs, directors, etc.) for those who deserve it.