How to Silence the Office Donkey

My friend Mary recently shared a recurring nightmare. It involved a twisted metamorphosis into a donkey. It was Disney’s fault — specifically, the film Pinocchio. You know, the scene where the mischievous boys transform into jackasses? It scared the heck out of her as a kid. But these days a different type of donkey haunts my friend.

She works with a person who hee-haws until they get what they want. This office donkey stubbornly kicks back against any objections to their point of view and r...