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Re:“People simply empty out” by mempko on Friday August 16, 2013 @12:28AM (#6222167)
At work, do you help your co-worker without asking, or do you have them sign a contract and exchange money?
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Re:“People simply empty out” by nostrademons on Friday August 16, 2013 @03:38AM (#6222671)
You do that because you have a reasonable expectation that they'll help you back in the future, though. If you have a coworker that always needs help and never contributes anything back, eventually you'll start grumbling and stop helping. (Such coworkers usually eventually get fired in well-performing organizations, or marginalized and ignored in poorly-performing ones.)
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Re:“People simply empty out” by auggierose on Friday August 16, 2013 @03:27AM (#6222632)
You've signed a contract with your employer to provide that help, you are not doing it for free.
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