Another great Life Pro Tip is "Never accept 'no' from someone who can't say 'yes'."

roughly 8 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Learned 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?

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metabagel 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Incapable of saying yes or not authorized to approve?

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davidmurdoch 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't think "incapable of saying yes" is a thing.

	▲	kstrauser 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Some 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.