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Dear HBR: cover image

Unwanted Roles

Dear HBR:

CHAPTER

How to Deal With a Manager Who Doesn't Feel Engaged

A customer insight analyst in Nigeria is offered a new role at a financial technology startup. He feels rejected by his boss, who says he would rather have him do what he's passionate about. "This situation feels both good and weird," the man writes to HBR. The writer should not let his ego get in the way of trying to understand why this might feel like rejection.

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