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Tell me about a time you disagreed with your manager.
6 min readUpdated 2026-08-15
Answer
Short answer
Choose a disagreement with real stakes where your manager's position was defensible, show that you argued it with evidence through the proper channel, and finish the story with what you did after the decision was made — especially if it went against you.
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Likely follow-ups
- What would you have done if the decision turned out to be wrong three months later?
- Have you ever escalated past your manager, and what made that the right call?
- How do you disagree differently with a manager than with a peer?
- Tell me about a disagreement where you turned out to be the one who was wrong.
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