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Another great Life Pro Tip is "Never accept 'no' from someone who can't say 'yes'."
by davidmurdoch 3mo ago
Another great Life Pro Tip is "Never accept 'no' from someone who can't say 'yes'."
- metabagel 3mo agoIncapable of saying yes or not authorized to approve?
- davidmurdoch 3mo agoI don't think "incapable of saying yes" is a thing.
- kstrauser 3mo agoSome people are so terrified of saying yes, having it go wrong, and getting blamed for the consequences that they come across as pathologically incapable of saying yes. I have worked for such people. Briefly.
- roughly 3mo agoLearned this one dealing with bureaucracy at uni - and don’t leave someone’s office until you know where you’re going next. “I can’t do that” - no problem, who can, and where can I find them?