Tell me about a manager you didn't get along with. What was the issue?

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▸ WHAT IT REVEALS

Professionalism, pattern of manager conflict, accountability.

▸ GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE

Acknowledges their own role in the dynamic. Specific and non-bitter.

▸ RED FLAGS

Every manager story is negative. No self-ownership. Extreme language about a former boss.

▸ FOLLOW-UP PROBE

What do you wish you'd done differently?