[pilgrimfff]

I got an engineering manager who was a hardcore micromanager. He insisted on adding a lot of process, but refused to conform to any processes himself. He caused numerous false SEVs because he was picking around in ancient logs, assuming every error message was actually a production outage.

He was like having -2 engineers on the team. I'd been in the job half a decade. I quit 2 months after he joined.

[shitlord]

I can't stand micromanagers either. Fortunately there are plenty of well-paying jobs in the US without them.

When an EM starts nitpicking engineering work products (code, designs, etc.) or demanding specific work hours, it's time to leave. EMs should not behave like retail or fast food managers.