Managing People is the Worst Job Ever

..and I totally suck at it. don't befriend your staff. that's pretty hard advice to follow, but SO worthwhile. if they know what is going on in your personal life, they will use it to their advantage in the work world. if you ask them to do anything, they take it as a suggestion instead of an assignment.and if you supervise them in general, they will accuse you of 'picking on them.' this is when i turned to my manager for advice. he told me that people who report to you are always going to think that you are picking on them, and that i just needed to get over it. that was a little amusing. because he has so picked on me before! but just once or twice. he's not so bad i guess.