> Once the mentality cements, everything is eventually someone else’s job, and they’re being a toad for inconveniencing you with it. There's so many parts to t

> Once the mentality cements, everything is eventually someone else’s job, and they’re being a toad for inconveniencing you with it. There's so many parts to this that they actually need unpacking. Someone discovers a problem... are they responsible for it? Someone can't do an aspect of their work... how hard have they tried before seeking help? How busy is everyone else? There's five things broken, is the new one higher priority than the other four? You can tell when the situation's right: several people volunteer to help, one steps up, responsibility is shared. Likewise, when it's wrong, there's that awkward... silence... I'm glad to read even a short post about this. My feeling is that people are mistaken if they think they can give away responsibility for something. Someone must choose to take it from you, and in all cases you share responsibility for getting it resolved.