As far as being a better employee and colleague, I can learn to express my opinion and judgment more without seeming confrontational or trying to challenge my colleagues. I can be more open to experience and be able to express my opinions. I usually don't express my opinions on certain situations where I should. Sometimes, I'm afraid that if I say what I think, I will be criticized, judged and marked in the office. A colleague once told me that if I don't express my feelings to management, how will they know my feelings towards work and others? I care more about individual feelings because I don't like upsetting anyone. According to Prentice Hall's (2008) self-assessment, I need to be more assertive in advocating for myself and have respect for myself. I think I have respect for myself, I just need to learn to defend myself. A prime example of this would be that when I started in my current position, one of the coordinators constantly talked down to me and I never said anything because I was new and didn't want any trouble. Ramsay, Troth, and Branch (2011) state that “members of some formal work groups experience high levels of conflict, bullying, and stress, as do members of less formal networks.” It kept happening constantly until one day another coordinator saw this individual's behavior towards me and reported it to management. There