DEUT1171 We should not ask two people who are unsuited for each other to work together. The Torah prohibits us from plowing with two animals of different species. The Chinuch (550) states that one reason for this prohibition is that it will distress the two unlike animals to be together. Every animal needs to be with others of its kind. The Chinuch adds that this has practical applications relating to people. Do not appoint two people for a joint task if they are so different that working together will be uncomfortable for them. Educators and employers should be aware of this principle whenever they need to appoint people to work together on a project.