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How Do I Handle a Bad Boss?


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So, you have your first bad boss. How do you protect yourself?

This week on New Here, we learn how to deal with a difficult manager and heal afterward.

Leadership coach and TikTok creator Robyn L. Garrett helps host Elainy Mata understand how many managers think — and shares how she handled a bad boss early in her career

Plus, Elainy’s own former boss Anita Sen gives us three tips that we can use to protect ourselves from a difficult manager.

Have a career question? Let us know at [email protected].

Key topics include: communication, managing up, mental health, careers. 

More Reading:

  • When Should You Take a Problem to HR? (Octavia Goredama)
  • Dealing With Your Incompetent Boss (Amy Gallo)
  • Do You Hate Your Boss? (Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries)
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