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Why workplace boundaries get labeled as poor attitude

My boss keeps assigning me extra work without extra pay and when I pushed back she said I am not a team player and now I feel like I cannot win.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Reasonable limits on exploitation in professional settings are often recharacterized as lack of commitment rather than appropriate self-advocacy.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Punishment consequences and natural boundaries?”

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