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Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by fredley on Monday September 02, 2019 @09:59AM (#20859132)
In my head, it went like this:

Mgmt: Can we do this? Eng: Yes, but... Mgmt: [Tunes out after Yes] Do it

Saying 'No' instead of 'Yes, but' is hard but a really valuable ability.

Re:Activists release code to generate free public transporta... by dragonwriter on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:37PM (#20860178)
I've seen that work out the opposite way, where “Yes, but” gets the part after “but” listened to, and “No, because” with a reason that isn't really a can’t be done reason but a cost to consider gets you not only ignored on the specific point but also frozen out of being involved in business and upper management contact because you are seen as projecting an air of laziness/inflexibility.