Somebody asked for a professional way to say ‘Cuz I don’t feel like it’ – 21 tactful methods of saying ‘no bloody chance’ at work
Going to the office and having to get through your own tedious workload is bad enough, but when a colleague asks you to do something extra, well, that’s the worst. But how can you say no in a way that does not see you in your line manager’s office for a disciplinary?
It’s a tricky one, but luckily the good people of Twitter – yes, there are some – have got your back. This question was asked by @weiss_hadas…
what's a professional way of saying "cuz i don't feel like it"
— Hadas Weiss (@weiss_hadas) November 25, 2025
And lots of very tactful people chipped in with their thoughts, like these…
1.
“I don’t have the bandwidth to take this on right now”
— Morgan B. ♐️ (@_everybodystype) November 26, 2025
2.
"I am really busy but Ill try to get to it by the end of the day"….works like a charm for me!
— Bravo_Dolls (@Bravo_Dolls) November 26, 2025
3.
I wouldn't recommend that at this time.
— Paulina Plazas (@paulinaplazas) November 26, 2025
4.
I'm currently at capacity and can't accept any new commitments at the moment.
— THEDATALORD (@THEREALDATALORD) November 28, 2025
5.
"Given ongoing recalibration of my workflow prioritization matrix, I can't allocate cycles here."
— Oli (@o_lalonde) November 26, 2025
6.
“That’s outside the scope of the current agenda/sprint/planning meeting”
— Dale Cloudman (@DaleCloudman) November 26, 2025
7.
Lets circle back around to this later. Unfortunately, I'm at capacity at the moment"
— Dave Fuller (@davefuller) November 26, 2025
8.
I appreciate your interest in involving me but unfortunately this is low on my priority list and I am unlikely to be able to contribute in the way you are expecting.
— Ronnie Duvall (@xLoveAndSaltx) November 26, 2025
9.
doing that seems suboptimal at this time
— anarki (@basedanarki) November 26, 2025
10.
“That’s an interesting idea. Let’s discuss “
— Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io (@EliBenSasson) November 26, 2025
11.
“I’ve assessed the task and determined it does not align with my energy today.”
You can try this one
— Aryan Singh (@aryasingh3333) November 26, 2025