I asked for the instructions in writing

Dear Delyara, Usually when someone is vague at work, I compensate. I fill in the gaps, guess what they meant, and then privately carry all the stress of trying not to get it wrong. It makes me look capable on the outside and feel quietly resentful on the inside. This time I didn’t do that. I said I needed it in writing. No apology. No extra softness. No “sorry, just to be clear.” Just the truth: I needed the information properly, and I was not going to build the whole bridge myself again because somebody else had been careless with words. That felt like self-respect in a professional sentence. I want more of my working life to feel like that.