Messed up view?

CavanCrew

I was chatting to a co worker, and they come out with this;

" If you are good at something, dont show anyone else how to do it because then they might be better at it than you "

.... I just stared back at her like what a messed up attitude to have, she is my mentor in a way and i do not want to be learning that!

Do you agree with her views? I think it is a pretty sad outlook.

Hardonraging

CavanCrew wrote: »

I was chatting to a co worker, and they come out with this;

" If you are good at something, dont show anyone else how to do it because then they might be better at it than you "

.... I just stared back at her like what a messed up attitude to have, she is my mentor in a way and i do not want to be learning that, especially in a hospital setting !

Do you agree with her views? I think it is a pretty sad outlook.

Nobody is irreplaceable both in life and in work...

Duggy747

Knowledge is power.

JohnMarston

If you're good at something never do it for free

No seriously though, there's always going to be someone else thats better at something than you

shopaholic01

Hardonraging wrote: »

Nobody is irreplaceable both in life and in work...

..........yet it's amazing the number of people who convince themselves they are.

PK2008

CavanCrew wrote: »

I was chatting to a co worker, and they come out with this;

" If you are good at something, dont show anyone else how to do it because then they might be better at it than you "

.... I just stared back at her like what a messed up attitude to have, she is my mentor in a way and i do not want to be learning that!

Do you agree with her views? I think it is a pretty sad outlook.

Your mentor is an idiot, get a new mentor ....or even better.... recognise that you don't need a mentor

Gurgle

CavanCrew wrote: »

"If you are good at something, dont show anyone else how to do it because then they might be better at it than you "

Plenty of people like this, its an inferiority complex.

She obviously knows she can do this thing, but its the only value she can bring to the job. I guess she plans to retire at her current level.

Also pretty stupid, she could teach people how she does it and become 'the expert' or someone else will figure it out for themselves and she becomes redundant.

Hardonraging

shopaholic01 wrote: »

..........yet it's amazing the number of people who convince themselves they are.

Clearly i am !! but that's a matter for the courts to decide !!

Hardonraging

CavanCrew wrote: »

" If you are good at something, dont show anyone else how to do it because then they might be better at it than you "
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I'm wondering ... is this in reference to prostate exams ? by any chance..

Actually OP I was at a training course yesterday, we were discussing the barriers and the benefits of delegating work. What you describe in your OP is one of the barriers that was mentioned by a few people and something that apparently comes up very reguarly, so messed up view or not, a lot of people think it!

stevenmu

If she's supposed to be your mentor then you really have to wonder what kind of stuff she is teaching you, or not teaching you as the case may be.

TeddyTedson

We are all but mere machines.

Shenshen

CavanCrew wrote: »

I was chatting to a co worker, and they come out with this;

" If you are good at something, dont show anyone else how to do it because then they might be better at it than you "

.... I just stared back at her like what a messed up attitude to have, she is my mentor in a way and i do not want to be learning that!

Do you agree with her views? I think it is a pretty sad outlook.

Very, very sad... And highly unproductive. I'm lucky I guess that the company I work for has a very high emphasis on sharing knowledge, so I get to train others in fields I'm really good in, and receive training from them in return for other things.
I find this a very rewarding and productive way to run things.