Confronting impossible people (In life and business)
rabidgnat: My mother's old trick for situations like these is to be on their side without saying anything bad about anyone else in the house. Instead of "Whatever, I'm freezing my ass off", try something like "I can't believe they'd do that to you! That's awful, man. It's effing cold when this door is left open. ::closes door:: I'll get them to close it tomorrow."The premise is that it's hard for the righteous to disagree with someone who they think is on their side.