It might make sense to line up another job first so that "I have another job" becomes a 100% honest explanation. Odds are nobody will ask "why you were looking

It might make sense to line up another job first so that "I have another job" becomes a 100% honest explanation. Odds are nobody will ask "why you were looking for another job?" because they really don't want to know. Anyway being honest about "a bad manager" is even worse than you anticipate because you are also criticizing the judgement of the people who hired him. Good luck.