Bosses

There's something very off-putting about having a boss. Especially if you haven't had one before. Particularly if you already knew the person.

Anywhere else, you'd meet as colleagues. "What do you do?" "I manage a team of developers." "I design user workflows." "I'm a dancer." "I freelance." "I write." It barely matters what it is you do; you're equals. You converse under the assumption that each other's time is valuable and their insights interesting.

That's not to say bosses don't respect their ..what do you call them? Underlings? Peons? There's probably a better word, but that's what springs to mind.

It's unnatural, is my point, to put one person *over* the other. Where does that lead? Why does that person get to decide, to lead you?