Managers, do you get anything out of check-ins with your direct manager?
I'm a manager with about 10 years of PM experience and am working for a big company.
My direct manager has been managing me for about 5 years. As time has gone on, I've become increasingly unimpressed with her and also how unhelpful she can be.
We haven't spoken in a couple of months, and I let her know that we can skip this month's check-in as well because I don't have any updates. She seemed miffed and said that if we don't meet that will make 3 months of not talking, and we needed to stay in touch. I accepted the rescheduled invite.
Fellow managers, do you get any value from check-ins with your direct manager? Or is meeting with boss for the sake of ceremony just something I need to make peace with and give a fake smile for the duration of the meeting?
Thanks!
EDIT: Thanks so much for the insight everyone. Unfortunately...it's sounding like I just have a subpar manager. Still good food for thought about what to do next for my career.