I can relate to some of this because I like to understand how things work, like the article author said about himself. At every job I get hit up with questions

I can relate to some of this because I like to understand how things work, like the article author said about himself. At every job I get hit up with questions because I put in the time to figure things out. I often get annoyed if the other person hasn't done their homework before coming to me, and that comes through in my communication. Because of that, I have a reputation as someone who is "prickly" and thus someone to contact as a last resort. Quite frankly, I like it that way. I'm still helpful to coworkers, but not so helpful that they'll ask me before finding other ways to get their question answered.