Why would a middle manager be anything less than a glorified cop?

It's funny that we're debating the role of cops and the role of managers at the same time. It's often the same job.

Say it LOUD, and say it PROUD, once more for the people in the cheap seats: We incentivize management as a control mechanism rather than a motivational and organizational mechanism in an organization, meaning that most middle managers are glorified cops. This is the fulcrum point on which all the pants-shitting about remote and hybrid work resides. Prod…