Something I have seen in a few places now... “knowledge guarding.” A guy knows how to do something. A new guy asks how. The question gets avoided. Why? Because the first guy is afraid to lose his job or something.
Okay. If it works that way, then you’d see a lot of movies where the following people get canned: Mr Miyagi, Master Yoda, Splinter, Dumbledore, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman.
In fact, the ability to teach new people makes you look like a true master, and helps your career. If you look at any situation where a mentor is involved, very rarely does a student even come close to replacing the master. Masters who can teach are just way too valuable. But people who guard and hoard their knowledge? Sometimes they get fired because their boss and peers don’t even know what they’re doing and/or don’t appreciate their selfish attitude.
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