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Managing a Boss Who Never Gives You Feedback
Feedback is the fuel of career growth, but what happens when your manager simply never provides it? In this episode of The Difficult Boss Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the 'feedback vacuum' — a boss who hires you, assigns work, and then goes silent. They break down why some managers avoid feedback (fear of conflict, lack of training, or just being overwhelmed), and share practical tactics to extract useful guidance without nagging. The conversation centers on the concept of 'structured requests' — asking specific, behavior-based questions that make it easy for a…
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