If you dream that you are working under someone else's authority as a master or overseer, it may reflect a sense that you're not yet ready to lead — and that you actually thrive when someone with a strong, clear direction is guiding the way. This is not a weakness; it is self-awareness.
If in the dream you are the master, directing the work of many others, it suggests you carry a natural capacity for sound judgment and decisive thinking. Positions of influence and material success are well within your reach.