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I assume you didn't vote "work ethic and general availability" then.
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So, being a freelancer is a good choice for you 
Behzad
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As long as I'm on holiday, too! 
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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The most important quality of a manager is their ability to stay out of my way and not bother me. If you feel the need to micromanage, find someone else.
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"All of the above, please"
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Before you point out that nobody is perfect: I have gotten to know enough managers who barely met any of these choices. No competence, no character and a very weak grasp on reality. Just excuses why these things make them great managers. I have no idea in what factory they are made.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I think most of my managers were intelligent and had some common sense.
They'd probably be willing to listen to idea's too...
If only they were competent.
I think not knowing what it is you're supposed to do while doing it to get salary makes people do weird things.
Like do a lot of trouble to get a hire ASAP and then send them home because they haven't been "onboarded".
They're like big babies who make a tantrum to get some attention.
Constantly changing priorities is probably just another trick to look like you're doing something, even if it's not productive.
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My boss and I would debate on how to solve problems - come up with a solution together and no egos in the mix. We view things very differently, to a first approximation, in problem solving. Easy to learn from one another - whether as a coding technique or sensible feature additions.
I guess that's why I still have fun doing this after so many years.
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I think their reliability, competency, work ethic and general availability can be used as an umbrella term.
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But if I am only allowed to get one...
The ability to facilitate my work. Since by doing it, probably includes several of the others.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: But if I am only allowed to get one...
It was/is multiple choice - pick as many checkboxes as you want.
Ooops. Too late.
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