In the workplace, standing up for yourself may mean having to overcome some of your cultural upbringing.

 

Lookout!! This is the tale of an Chinese-American woman that applies to people from many cultures. And not just in the domain of women or minorities.  Many professionals succumb to the urge to use “sorry” a word of many meanings — much like one might use “aloha” or “shalom.”      

Just stop. 

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