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Dear HBR: cover image

First-time Bosses

Dear HBR:

CHAPTER

I'm Afraid I'll Hurt My Career by Saying No to This Opportunity

The HBR team answers a listener's question on how to say no to a promotion. They find that women over-predict the negative things that come with promotions. Women and men predict the same levels of the positive stuff, but women predict more of the negative stuff.

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