How Do I Draw the Right Boundaries at Work? | S1E1 | New Here

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You're in your first year of your new job, and you've already learned so much, like your morning routine, how your team communicates, and where the best food is on your lunch break. But there's still a lot left to figure out, like finding the people that you can trust and talk to, figuring out how to ask for what you need, and there's one more thing that's really important that you might not have thought about: how to set good boundaries. [gentle music] Boundaries look different for all of us. Some are about protecting our time. Others have to do with how you want to be treated by the people you work with, and when those boundaries are crossed, you can feel the discomfort.

I tense up, and I can feel, like, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, and I, like, grit my teeth a little bit.

I do get a little bit of that tightness in the chest, but also, like, my, my body gets hot.

On the inside, you're just like, "This really doesn't feel right the way that they're communicating with me." It sinks on you.

That's your body telling you that someone just crossed one of your boundaries, even if you didn't realize it or know how to put it in words. By the way, those voices you just heard are some of my work friends, and we'll hear more from them a bit later. Now, the thing I didn't know and I wish I had, is that the sooner you set boundaries at work, the easier it is to keep them. Now, I'm talking about first day at your new job type of thing. So let's learn why and how to do it. Welcome to our very first episode of New Here. I'm Elainy Mata. This is a safe place for you to learn how to play the game we call work. This season, we're focusing on those big firsts that happen early in your career, the ones you're not always prepared for, like your first bad boss or the first time you say something in a meeting that doesn't seem to land right. When I'm in tough moments like those, I usually call a friend for advice, and by the way, we will call some of my friends on this show, but we'll talk to experts too, and we'll hear from each other. So send us your questions and join our conversation. By the end of the season, you'll have more tools and self-understanding, so when those firsts happen, you'll be ready.