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In this story, an insurance employee was increasingly irritated by a pair of her more experienced colleagues, as they always sent her billing requests to ‘figure out’ on top of the normal duties of her job. Although she didn't mind offering assistance, she took offence at the fact that whenever she asked these two to help her, they were reluctant to do so.
Things came to a head when a new employee was stressed out about issuing a complicated policy, and the woman comforted her. However, one of the hypocritical coworkers chimed in to claim that it wasn't that difficult. This led to her receiving a clapback that she didn't want to hear. The woman felt relieved that she had finally been able to say something.
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So I just fired back at one of my coworkers that constantly sends me stuff she “can’t figure out” and I think I upset her.
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More experienced employees constantly ask coworker for help, get annoyed when she calls them out on it: 'When I need help, they don't want to help'
Teamwork is a two-way street, but not everybody wants to recognize that.
There is nothing wrong with asking for help when you are not sure about something at the workplace. In fact, it is usually preferable to attempting to do something and then making a mistake that you or somebody else is tasked with correcting. It is important to acknowledge our limits and move forward accordingly. We all have different types of knowledge and strengths, even those who work in similar jobs.
At the same time, if you are somebody who is reasonably experienced in your role, it shows a bad attitude to get mad at being asked questions. Few people are at their best when they have to work with those who refuse to give them assistance when they need it. It promotes an unpleasant working environment and makes people a lot more vulnerable to doing things wrong.
Sadly, sometimes people are so obsessed with maintaining some imaginary pecking order that they would rather act passively aggressive and slow down the workflow than be of genuine help to their coworkers. Not only do they make themselves look bad, but they also make many of those who work with them resentful.
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