> Anyway, the way she says this leads me to believe she thinks she is more important than other people.
She's a manager of course she thinks that.
She's a manager of course she thinks that.
Being a manager is simply a different job function.
It's a mentality. You just need to hire people who are both smart and able to do the job, and can also see that all people are equals.
I'd say everyone's happiness is equally important. I agree that managers are often in a more secure position and can afford sacrificing some of their desires. Generally speaking, they should not need to become unhappy in order to make their own employees happy. Excepting, of course, a CEO who's earned his due and is now taking a $1 salary, and the cash-strapped entrepeneur who's trying to hold his fledgling business afloat and expects future returns.