'Because she had a college degree': Coworker demands worker clean up after her despite them being at the same level
Every member of a team brings with them their own unique traits, abilities, and experiences. No two people will be exactly the same or have the same perspective. Even on a single issue, it's surprising just how different different people's perceptions of that thing can be.
In this same vein, it's important to accommodate other members of the team; maybe they don't have the skills or even physical capabilities that you do, so it might make sense for you to pick up more of those tasks that you're capable of doing. In turn, they'll take on other tasks so that you don't have to worry about them in a mutualistic arrangement that benefits all.
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Well, this sounds all nice and rosy, doesn't it? It's a shame, then, that often mutualism gives way to selfish individualism and entitlement. Rather than working to support the cause, some will seek to place themselves above their peers in order to keep their egos artificially inflated and mask their insecurities. You see this insecurity emerge at times when older workers are faced with having a younger as their contemporary. This triggers a defensive mechanism in the older worker, who wonders how they've ended up on the same professional level as this fresh-faced newcomer. Rather than risk self-reflection on what has led them to this point in their life, they'll seek to place themselves above their new coworker even though there's nothing to substantiate that idea. They'll make that coworker's life a living heck until, one day, they've been so busy with their petty tirade that they miss out on another promotion. That newcomer now becomes their boss, pushing them to be increasingly more miserable and hateful as they refuse even to acknowledge their new boss's seniority.
This worker found herself confronted by her older coworker's behavior. What first started as assistance out of goodwill soon turned quickly to demands.
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