Whats your go-to wording when telling a manager that you don't want to work on their project (but you're still exploring other options)?

I try to keep it short and just say "doesn't seem like the perfect fit, best of luck staffing the rest of the team"

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Try to be more specific to make it clear it’s not just that you hate them. Say what you’re looking for instead

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