So, you have your first bad boss. How do you protect yourself?

This week on New Here, we learn how to deal witha difficult manager and heal afterward.

Leadership coach and TikTok creator Robyn L. Garrett helps host Elainy Mata understand how many managers think -- and shares how she handled a bad boss early in her career.

Plus, Elainy’s own former boss Anita Sen gives us three tips that we can use to protect ourselves from a difficult manager.

Have a career question? Let us know at NewHere@HBR.org.

Key topics include: communication, managing up, mental health, careers.

More Reading:

· When Should You Take a Problem to HR? (Octavia Goredama)

· Dealing With Your Incompetent Boss (Amy Gallo)

· Do You Hate Your Boss? (Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries)