<OT> Did I do the right thing?

[David A. Bandel]

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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:22:38 -0600
Alma J Wetzker <almaw at ieee.org> wrote:

[snip]

> > 
> The answer is a definitive, "that depends".  If he had time to "fish"
> through the documentation in order to get the app up, you did the
> right thing.  If there was some claustrophobia of circumstance that
> meant he had no time to acquire (unix) document understanding, you
> could have been more helpful.  A lot also depends on his attitude.  If
> he is asking "teach me" (as opposed to "do it for me") you probably
> would have been more forthcoming.

If there was no time to learn, then there should have been a $$$ offer
up front to "do it for me".

> 
> I always liked skill transfers at work.  If you build a system that
> only you can maintain, you will never work on another system.  I like
> working on new stuff so training others on what I did was very
> important to my job satisfaction.  (Plus it often generated a few
> favors I could collect...)

The real reason supervisors and managers are supposed to be training is
so there's a replacement ready for the time when the promotion, firing,
moving on to a better job happens.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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