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> I would posit a guess that most, if not all, engineers on HN have had to live through at least one terrible manager that has soured/tainted the position.

FWIW, all my engineering managers have been great.

> Oh please, there's a reason why those comments exist - because more terrible managers exist than those "good ones"

I guess that's just your experience? Just because you've had a few bad apples doesn't mean all engineering managers are terrible.

> present an aura of superiority

Sounds like you're just projecting your experience onto other folks.