How I Handle Difficult Managers

Derek Johnson
3 min readMar 18, 2022
Photo by Pablo Stanic on Unsplash

One of the most challenging components of any job is dealing with challenging managers. Their responsibility is to make sure you’re doing your job, which creates an interesting dynamic. They’ll often pretend like they are interested in your personal life and say things such as family is most important, etc., but it’s hard to know if they care. They manage you for a paycheck just as you’re completing your tasks for compensation…

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Derek Johnson

Philosopher | AI Engineering | Formally @ Apple & Amazon