The manager I hated and the lesson he taught me

In this raw and personal account, an engineering leader reveals how a brutally direct manager transformed his approach to leadership by prioritizing code quality over comfort. The post promises to unpack a critical leadership lesson: that truly effective management demands radical candor, focusing on "clean, maintainable, efficient code" rather than protecting team members' feelings. Readers will learn how unfiltered, performance-driven feedback can be a powerful catalyst for professional growth and technical excellence.