This is well said,bro.

'Taking advantage' is a term which has different level.

I always thinks thrice before concluding that they are taking advantage.

I think more than self esteem it again comes to one's attitude.

Being the man you are is not a bad thing Prash.

Karma is what Karma is.

I too am the man I am.

I have been told that I would never be upper management because I am "too honest". (loosley translated, that means : I don't bow my head to the people who think they are more important, I don't hesitate with my opinions and I don't even try to pretend to be tactful)....I agree.

But, I am good with being middle management.

The guys who I work with often come to me instead of the managers....cause I get them anything they need and I get the job done and done right. And I alway put forth an effort to make everyone on our staff laugh everyday.

I earn my respect.

You are right,it involves communication.

Are you trying to say that our ability to communicate is independent of our self esteem?

Many shy or self centered or hot tempered people,don't communicate precisely.

Many peace loving persons prefer working as others wish instead of debating or fighting for imposing their opinions.

In my opinion in case of shy or hot tempered people,they definitely need to learn from such incidences & improve on their self esteem.

In case of peace loving & self centered people,I think they don't need to think about their self esteem level due to these kind of incidences.

Krupa and prashant01i think your both cool good people in your own way Krupa you speak your mine no matter how people react and can tell your a honest guy from some of the forums i read and also your right there for your buddy's in time of need i like that, and you prashant01 your alway seem to come with your point in a different way more quiet but quality from the way i see it you care for others too thats good too, so have a great day both of you cheers

Thanks bro,but I literally don't have any doubt about myself & yourself too being good man

Yes,I have seen many people like you,around myself who are straight forward & don't hesitate to cross their superiors too!

In my case, I neither argue with superiors not with colleagues or subordinates.

Many times I work by my own hands if subordinates delays / hesitates to do the work I told.Instead of arguing with them it is important to do that work that time.It makes them feel ashamed of what they did,when they see me working & automatically they carry out the work further.

In case of superiors,If they ignore my opinion & ask me to do the things as they wish,I do it.

The real issue comes here....

I Analise this of my behavior as

1) I do that work,but with the anger in mind.
2) I do that work,but for sake to avoid arguments.
3) I do that work in such a way that he understands my anger without me saying anything.

So yes, Just like you ,Me too has earned respect from colleagues & subordinates due to my hard work,honesty & talents but I know my superiors afraid & hesitates to come closure to me after facing such incidences.

Thanks Cheer. I don't think you are a dousche bag either!

(that is actually a compliment)

:)

Dude,You are getting me wrong.

I'm not a kind of person who don't co-operate & appreciate others,neither I feel insecure if some one else is taking superior decisions than me.I also believe that I'm rational decision maker & proactive too.

My point is about the conditions wherein people makes me work just like they decide

even if I'm not aligned with their decision
OR
even if I proved that my decision will give better result than theirs
OR
even if I expressed my unwillingness to execute things like they decided.

I mean to say,that I feel an urge to improve my self esteem after facing these kind of situations.I feel so because I think that by improving on it,I can strongly say NO to them.