[davidmurdoch]

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

[metabagel]

Incapable of saying yes or not authorized to approve?

[davidmurdoch]

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

[kstrauser]

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.