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The boss-employee relationship, like all relationships, can be fraught.
  • Insider's latest work-advice column is about a Gen Zer who's not getting along her new manager.
  • Experts advise she "manage up," by adapting to her new boss's preferences and communication style.
  • Don't go to the new manager with demands; rather, share observations and present solutions.

I'm relatively new to the workforce — I've been at my first full-time job after college for eight months — and lately I find myself feeling lost and adrift. The reason has to do with the fact that my boss, a guy I really liked and admired, recently left the company.