Been a rep and a mgr. Had managers that were with you from 8-5. They were the worst at everything and had no life outside of work. The good ones can see everything they need to see in two or three calls and determine wether or not you do your job reasonably well on a regular basis or if you’re just trying to look good when they are with you. Then they let you get back to your job and go back to doing theirs. The good ones also only micromanage if the rep is not acting like a well paid, responsible adult.There is so much they do you never see or hear about. I worked a lot more hours and drove a lot more miles as a manager than I ever did as a rep, most of which reps never saw or had a clue about.