Yay, I'm finally a manager! Now I must end our contract with at least one badly struggling freelancer and find new freelancers/employees.

This means I'm forever telling people their work was not up to our standards, they need to respond to my emails within 24 hours to keep the gig, and/or they failed the test and can't work for us.

I feel like all I do is disappoint strangers. I'd love to hear how other women deal with these feelings. Help!

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