I manage the dev department in my company. There's about thirty people who see me as "that guy".

I am all about antiwork. I'm fighting the same fight as y'all.

I had a 2 hour meeting yesterday because one of my devs was underpaid. But in that same meeting, I had to argue to not give a raise to someone. If i had it my way, everybody would be top performers and get the highest raises. But it doesn't. Look at your own team. There's always 1-2 people that cause more problems than others.

My role is providing feedback and supporting people to become a top performer.

I know not every manager is equal, some shitty ones prefer the whip or dangle carrots. And some play favorites, which is BS too. I'm confident I have a few people who dislike me because I don't give them what they want.

I agree with this meme. We aren't your friends. Ideally your manager is there to support your growth so you can one day replace them. Because we're both here for the same reason... Making money for whatever soulless company we work at so we can go home and buy Roblox bucks.