The Psychology of Uncertainty — Why Your Boss Keeps Asking for Updates Micromanagement is rarely about control. It is almost always about uncertainty that has not been addressed. Your manager asks for a status update. You send one. Two days later, they ask again. You update your Slack message, add a note in Jira, send another email. Three days later — another ask. This is not a personality flaw. It is not distrust in you personally.