Short YouTube monologue by Alli Peck recounting a difficult management experience. The speaker describes confronting a boss in a meeting—asking whether they want her to do her job—receiving the response that it "took you 18 months to stand up for me," and concluding that standing up for oneself and setting boundaries is sometimes necessary even at the risk of job loss.
I had one boss once push me so far that I finally, in a meeting, was like, listen, do you want me to do my job or not? And he goes, it took you 18 months to stand up for me. I've been pushing you, and you never said anything. And it was such a life lesson for me because while that was one of the most difficult management experiences of my life, I look back and I think he taught me a really valuable lesson, which is sometimes, even if it is the risk of getting you fired, you have to stand up for yourself. You have to set those boundaries. You have to execute, and then they'll either respect you for it, or it can't get any worse than whatever it is they're doing anyways.
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