HELP WITH REFERENCES

Hello everyone,

I'm currently up to my recruitment phase's reference and background check. When providing references, I am told that "one should be your most recent or current manager if possible." I left my last company because I had different aspirations. This made management angry although I am cool with my colleagues. Any ideas on how to navigate this issue? I don't want to provide them with my manager from my previous job but it seems like that's the only option.

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