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Scenario: Giving Feedback to a Manager Who Doesn’t Take Criticism Well
You can interact up to 10 times in this roleplay session.
Jonathan Hale
Manager who reacts defensively to feedback
Your Role:
Engineer
Goal: Deliver honest upward feedback with care, clarity, and political awareness
Your Turn
Waiting for your first response…
Use suggested opening: "Since you asked for candor — something I’ve noticed is that when we’re under pressure, the tone in some of our syncs feels a bit harsh, and I think it’s affecting morale."
Prompts:
💡 Opening Angle
⚖️ Propose Trade-off
🔍 Clarify Constraints
🛡️ Hold Capacity Boundary
End Roleplay
