Last updated: 9 August 2019

It takes courage to say “no!” in the workplace. Especially these days, when the work environment is more competitive than ever.
But learning how to set boundaries at work by saying no to tasks you don’t have the resources for – or that you shouldn’t be doing – will not only free up your time, but will gain you respect.
That said, people (and especially people pleasers!) are scared to refuse work, even when they’ve already got their hands full, for a whole bunch of reasons, such as: