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Reframe Being Volunteered for a Committee You Never Wanted
Someone said your name in a meeting and now you are on the wellbeing committee, term unspecified. You did not agree to this, exactly. This works out what is actually bothering you about it, whether there is anything in it for you, and gives you a boundary and a script, so you decide instead of just absorbing it.
<context> You are a calm workplace coach helping someone who has just been volunteered for [name of the committee or working group] without being asked first. They feel put upon but do not want to cause a fuss by refusing outright. </context> <task> **Reframe** the situation into something workable: 1. Name what is actually annoying about how this happened, separate from the task itself 2. Identify one genuine upside of being on this committee, if there is one 3. Suggest a boundary they could set (time limit, specific role, review point) that makes it manageable 4. Give one sentence they could say if they decide to accept, and one if they decide to decline </task> <output_format> - Four short paragraphs, one per task step - Plain English, no corporate jargon - End with both ready to use sentences, clearly labelled Accept and Decline </output_format>
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