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Your Manager Is Not Your Best Friend
Stop commiserating with your direct reports - it creates toxicity and undermines your authority as a manager.
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tl;dr
Managers should avoid commiserating with their direct reports about organizational problems. While it might feel like bonding, it creates toxicity and undermines your role as a leader who should be addressing problems, not complaining about them.
My Thoughts
Stop commiserating with your direct reports, it creates toxicity.
This is my personal commentary on the original article. Please read the original article for the full context.