Rejection hurts. From job-related scenarios to sticky family/friend situations, experts reveal how to reject someone (nicely). Read my story
here or in the February issue of Real Simple.
Thanks to casting agent
Bernard Telsey and writer
Julie Klam for taking the time to share their expert advice.
And many thanks to a handful of other experts that I interviewed for the piece:
Lizzie Post, who chatted with me about how to break up with someone (tip: skip the Post-It note); career strategist
Cynthia Shapiro, who shared polite ways to say no to coworkers' invitations; and career expert
Nicole Williams, who talked about the importance of quitting a job with grace (Guess what? Your boss might perceive your two weeks' notice as rejection).
Though we weren't able to run all the tips, I definitely learned that there are good ways to soften the blow — and horrible, you'll-wish-you-could-take-it-back ways.
And without further ado, here's a clip from the
Sex and the City episode when Carrie Bradshaw gets dumped via a Post-It note (circa 1998). Of course, these days, it probably would've been a text message.
