Working woman in India: Office mein boundaries kaise set karein
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CA Sunita Joshi · Chartered Accountant, CFP
Raat ke 9 baje hain aur aap phone dekh kar pareshan ho rahi hain kyunki boss ka 'urgent' kaam ka ping aaya hai. Aap thaki hui hain, ghar par family ko aapki zaroorat hai, lekin aapko darr hai ki 'no' kehne se aap 'difficult' ya 'uncommitted' lagengi. Main samajh sakti hoon, aur main chahti hoon aap jaan lein ki boundaries set karna sirf okay nahi, balki aapki mental peace ke liye zaroori hai. Aapko 'good employee' banne aur apni shanti ke beech choose karne ki zaroorat nahi hai.
What You'll Need
- Ek calm aur objective mindset
- Apne kaam ki quality par bharosa
- Clear communication skills
- Colleagues ka ek supportive network
Apne non-negotiables define karein
Manager se baat karne se pehle decide karein ki aapki limits kya hain. Kya aap 7 baje ke baad emails nahi dekhna chahti? Ya weekends ko free rakhna chahti hain? Jab aapko apni lines pata hongi, toh bina guilt ke dusron ko batana aasaan ho jayega.
Professional 'No' kehna seekhein
Lambe-chaude excuses dene ki zaroorat nahi hai. Agar kaam ka load zyada hai, toh bas kahein, 'Main isme help zaroor karna chahti hoon, lekin abhi mere paas dusre urgent tasks hain. Kya hum ise Monday morning discuss kar sakte hain?' Polite lekin firm rehne se aap dikhati hain ki aap apne time ki respect karti hain.
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Apni availability saaf-saaf batayein
Apne email signature ya Slack/WhatsApp status par apne working hours update karein. Agar koi us time ke baad message kare, toh turant reply na karein. Raat ko late reply karne se ye message jata hai ki aap hamesha available hain. Agle din working hours mein hi reply karein.
"Yaad rakhein, aapki job aapki life ka ek hissa hai, poori life nahi. Boundary set karna baghawat nahi, balki khud ka khayal rakhne ka ek tareeka hai."
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