> I couldn't give a rat's ass if a manager doesn't apologize to me in a way that makes my eyes water, admitting his humanity in the process, if that manager doesn't insist on making the same mistake and getting in my way all the time.

But this is part of the point, while for you that might not matter, your manager cannot assume this. Other people DO care.

One of the ways your manager can mess us is by assuming you don't care about that...