Now, you might say, “Wait, these are the things friends do,” and you would be right. But, to be a friend, as opposed to simply engaging in friendly behavior, one also accepts the obligation that “being a friend” means, as opposed to just behaving in a friendly way. This is the obligation that we addressed earlier. It is the obligation of friendship, not the friendly behaviors, that is the problem with managers being friends with their directs. Friendly, yes; friends, no.
