Have you ever had a colleague, who is always reluctant to share work related knowledge.

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I've met colleagues who refuse to share useful knowledge, and ironically they never moved up from their role. In the end, if you want to get promoted or do something else, someone needs to be able to do your current job. Whenever I can, I like to document, not just what I do, but how I do it so that I can hand it off...

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That's a great approach

Yes - drove me nuts! I’m at a place now where people over share (in a good way) and it’s taken some getting used to

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Thanks for sharing

I am this way with some teammates, and not this way with others.

Some of my teammates show no initiative to start problem solving on their own and/or seem to immediately forget the problem solving techniques I have provided in the past. After a certain point I realize that they are using me as a crutch and not learning and retaining any information on their own, so I pull way back on what information I share with them to force them to do the heavy lifting. These people might feel I am being stingy with my knowledge.

Other teammates show me through their work and communication that they have tried all the easy fixes, tried things I have suggested in the past, and are truly stuck — we brainstorm together and usually find the answer. These people think I am extremely helpful and a great resource.

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Thanks for sharing the other side of the coin

Yes and it sucks

My colleague and unused to theorize it was so she could seem smarter than us to superiors

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*and I used

I used to be that way.

Thanks for sharing

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My analyst was like this: she would not share info because she was in competition with me, someone senior to her, with quality experience and licenses/knowledge to back it all up. She wanted management to think she was better than me so she would withhold information I needed to know and let me fall every time. After she left our group, management told me the most improvement came after she left which basically corroborated what I was saying she was the problem the entire time. Management loves her and hates me. They don’t care that she’s not a team player and that she was awful to me

I find it sad that jealousy over something like knowledge, which can be attained by asking for help or applying yourself, would drive someone to pull others down and prevent them from getting ahead. It’s akin to preventing talent from coming out because you want more attention. It’s very pathetic.

I can understand your pain

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