My colleagues take advantage of the fact that I cannot say no and keep tossing me from one job to another. I end up doing too much yet there are people paid more than I and work less. Please help. How can I stop being misused?
The first thing you must know is that NO is a complete sentence. It does not require any explanation. Asked for example, if one can come to your flat for drinks later that day, it is perfectly acceptable to simply say no, without feeling the need to explain that you have other guests that evening or even that you had planned to study that evening for an examination the following day.