@leonardofreixas: You can spot a bad manager in seconds. The real damage takes months. The top performer stops volunteering ideas. The steady one starts second-guessing themselves. The cheerful teammate goes silent in meetings. It's not sudden. It's erosion. Confidence cracking one quiet interaction at a time. They stop raising their hands. They stop staying late. They stop believing their work matters. Not because they're giving up. Because fighting for recognition gets exhausting. The best people don't storm out. They fade out. Quietly. Completely. The cost isn't in the exit interviews. It's in the ideas never spoken. The promotions that go to someone louder. The talent that learns to stay small.