work boundaries or am I just a b*tch
It is very hard (at least for me) to "assert boundaries" at work and I can't tell if I was asserting boundaries or being a b*tch.
A colleague asked me to take a late project today because she was going to be out for half the day the next day. (routinely we help each other with the follow-up responsibilities, so this late project would not have had any bearing on her half day). I was not pleased but then said I would do it. Ultimately she ended up taking the project with some huffing, puffing and deep sighs.
I felt bad for not doing it, but on the other hand it was totally unfair for her to ask me to take the late project just because she didn't want to stay late.
I don't think she would have asked anyone else - why does she think she can dump the late project on me?
Now I feel like the bad guy and yet also angry.