My first boss out of college (a long time ago) was like this. I'd ask him, "how do I do X?" and he'd reply "man <some-command-useful-to-do-X>". I thought it was

My first boss out of college (a long time ago) was like this. I'd ask him, "how do I do X?" and he'd reply "man <some-command-useful-to-do-X>". I thought it was annoying, but got it a few years later :) I find myself being the same way these days when it comes to mentoring. Others will help a struggling person, but as long as they aren't crazy frustrated it is destroying their motivation too much, and as long as biz needs aren't being too disrupted, I generally have no desire to help. Why would I deprive them of deeper learning by helping them? ;)