How to Say No to Extra Work in Writing
Turn down an internal ask without sounding uncooperative: name your constraint, offer a tradeoff, and keep the boundary in one short message.
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Turn down an internal ask without sounding uncooperative: name your constraint, offer a tradeoff, and keep the boundary in one short message.
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