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Why is it their job to know, but it's not your job to know?

• jayd16 2mo ago
  Different roles and specialties? Different work history?
  • metabagel 2mo ago
    So, you have different roles and specialties, but you know for a fact that this person should know the answer to your question. I think we're speaking past each other, because this doesn't make sense to me. I don't presume that someone will have an answer I'm looking for. I'm pleased when they do, but often I just get breadcrumbs, and I have to solve the puzzle for myself.
    • acuozzo 2mo ago
      I'm not GP, but in research very diverse teams are not uncommon. I'm on a team now in which I'm the embedded software engineer / Android SME and my coworker is the 4G LTE/5G NR SME. I ask him 4G LTE/5G NR questions all the time. I don't know ahead of time if he'll know the answer, but (1) it'd be a solid bet that he does and (2) it's his responsibility to know it given his role.
• Planktonne 2mo ago
  Organisations typically divide up responsibilities between different teams, and also between different members of each team.
  • metabagel 2mo ago
    So, people are using AI to answer questions about tribal knowledge? Is that really the assertion which is being made here? Because I find that hard to believe.
    • neetle 2mo ago
      Yes, it can get that bad
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• thatjoeoverthr 2mo ago
  If you decided at the outset they're of equal value to a $20/mo AI, lay them off.