I can read any boss now. I know when to bring something up, how to frame it, what each one needs to hear to say yes. I get what I need without asking twice and people call me smooth. But sometimes on the drive home I wonder when working people became the main thing I am good at, and whether I still mean any of it.
More people experience this than they realize.
You can manage any boss to get what you need, but you wonder what it cost you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.