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Comment by derevaunseraun

This article has just enough ambiguity for the author to be seen as either an insufferable dickhead or a decent person in a bad situation

If he's complaining because his employees haven't memorized some niche part of documentation by heart and - gasp - need to look something up, then he's the former

But if he's complaining because employees don't understand basic fundamentals like scope, then he's entirely in the right

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> I started with offering my help. Can't solve a problem? Come get me. I will come over, sit on your chair, and finish your task. You'll sit next to me and memorize the way the work should be done.

I don't like this, It seems like bad management with subtle insecurity. imo it would be better to show the employee how to go about solving the problem themselves so that they can do it and feel confident in their own abilities, as opposed to just doing it for them

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