{
  "id": 1479419,
  "title": "‘Was I Out of Line?’ Why Giving Your Admin a ‘Buffer’ Can Backfire",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/was-i-out-of-line-why-giving-your-admin-a-buffer-can-backfire",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T12:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/alison-green/am-i-patronizing-my-admin/91370903"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Offering cover to a younger employee seems helpful—until it erodes their confidence and authority. Here’s how to support your team without overstepping.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}