You Have to Start Saying No at Work

You’ve become to go to person, for work no one else wants to do, and it’s not helping you advance your career. But can you say no at work? In this video I’m diving into exactly how to say no at work without feeling guilty or coming across at a difficult coworker or employee.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:24 Know what to say no to
2:25 The Guiltless No
3:25 Say no effectively
5:21 Be prepared (say no scripts)
6:55 What to do when they pushback

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[JenniferBrick]

What tips would you add to say no effectively at work?

[bunnifer]

When I was younger I used to feel guilty about saying no to requests at work. Then I got a mentor who said to think of it as defending your time instead of saying no. That mind shift really helped me to say no more often and focus on the important things.

[victoria__]

Thank you for the tips! I enforced my first boundary and said “no” last week at my job. It wasn’t easy and people were not pleased but thankfully my manager backed me up.

[gregorymoore]

"No" is a complete sentence. - Dave Ramsey

[joneilkimball]

I was asked to fill in for a month after someone quit. That month has lasted 2 years and 3 months. Now they are asking me to operate machines for a month because we are behind on orders. We are a year behind. I don't think my help for a month will fix that. I've been telling them no. I'm not going to get stuck with this for years too.

[davidellis]

Hi Jennifer 👋 - I say " I'm sorry I can't help you, wish I could " that seems to do the trick.

[makeda.andrews]

FANTASTIC topic! This needs to be talked about more. As a recovering people pleaser this was definitely hard for me.

[holiday]

One thing that I have learned is to say ‘No’ to people from other teams and departments if the task is menial and if it isn’t related to my role or team. I will also say ‘No’ if it will not help advance the goals, objectives and strategies of the company.

It’s empowering to say ‘No’ especially when the task being asked will bring no value to the company or to your input and when there will be no visibility if you did volunteer and it gets done.

Being helpful to others within the workplace is a must but a line or boundary should be set regarding these matters. It’s all about striking a balance based on determining the level of value that will be generated for the company if you do volunteer to work and devote some of your time to this task.

[anonanonymous]

I said no to my boss and presented options, after he didn't give me enough notice for a project. He responded in a passive aggressive way, barely spoke to me again and then let me go.

[sudiptadas]

Say Yes to high visibility work & say No to things that no one's gonna notice if it's done or not.
Say No effectively, with no guilt & suggest a redirect whenever possible.

[evon]

I've started saying no recently at work. Quickly found out how many entitled co workers I have.

[verdigrau]

The problem with this advice is it assumes your boss is asking you to do something in good faith. How do you respond when they ask you to do something that is THEIR responsibility?

[WorkCultureConsultant]

boundaries are so important! I think it's great you are teaching folks this

[stephenbayer]

It really depends on the ask and what my current workload looks like. Sometimes I'll say "I'd love to help but I have a report that's due tomorrow that I have to focus on." If it's my boss, I might say something like "I can work on this but I'll have to set aside working on X while I do." Then I'll let them sit with that and decide whether they really want me to do this other task while task X isn't being worked on.

[asadb]

i found it easier to simply let the person trying to give you work know what you are working on. and how taking on their work will effect that. bring the issue to direct supervisor if need be. and make it feel like a favor as much as possible.

[psitv]

Just what I needed, when I needed it. Thank you so much Jennifer!

[longbeachidk]

Don’t let anyone used u at work I feel this this girl want me to be too attached to her so she just can used me to get things done quickly for her even tho she a man

[emeraldxtouch]

B with an itch 🤣Now that my childish comment is out of the way, I'd just like to say that when you do say no, how they react is a measure to how toxic the environment is. If they can't take no for an answer, even when you're at grade A burnout, it's best to walk away.

[asadb]

i normally don't say no. i just say "im doing x right now. so do you want me to do x first or your y first. and one will be delayed in this case

[mireyaporcayo]

I just started a job, into my fifth week and I'm the one that has the most work load because I learned faster than the others. The lead just got promoted so she is passing her responsibilities to train in her role, but we are all new. She does let me know Im doing good but I don't want to get more things added because I feel.like I'm being stretched thin being new and having to rush and finish. Almost everyday I have to work after hours to finish.