How to Say No at Work Without Damaging Anything
Your yes was a rational reading of real risk, not a failure of assertiveness. The move that works is not refusal — it is making the trade-off visible.
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Imran Ali
Imran Ali is a senior High Court lawyer with an LLB. He covers the subjects where consumer, tenancy and employment rules decide the outcome. Nothing here is legal advice: those rules differ by country and change, so the articles describe the principle and point you to the official guidance for where you live.
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