There are a couple of issues happening: 1. Taking on more responsibility, doubling up on work is risky business You may think you are doing the right thing by saying yes...but stretching yourself too thin inevitably leads to mediocre performance and that will impact performance. The old belief that multi tasking is productive has been proven wrong It not only creates personal havoc, but impacts productivity overall. How can anyone give a 100 percent to everything, all the time.
2. Secondly, Someone talked about setting boundaries. Setting boundaries is not negative, but a sign of strength, and a statement of your worth ( in all areas) it’s a form of self respect. It says, I respect me, and so should you. If you were viewed as capable to take on greater responsibility., then there is nothing wrong in expecting your company to express that through title, and financial compensation. I think we often find ourselves saying yes because, we need a job, because we want to please, because we think we want to let our employer know we are collaborative and a team player... thus, we’re afraid to say no...fear. No boundaries put us in a “take advantage of me”
place. And, that is exactly what will happen. We owe It to ourselves to set boundaries. We deserve a win win !
I speak from a life learning experience, So I hope I didn’t sound too preachy. Good luck!
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