come up to speed

with certain positions come certain responsibilities.  these responsibilities require a certain amount of knowledge and, in some cases, a minimum skillset.

initially, of course, you may not be properly equipped to handle your new responsibilities right away.  so others assist you, handhold you, take on certain things for you.  that could go on a month maybe, three months, six months, a year, longer (!) but it should not go on forever.

during the time that others are performing your duties for you, you yourself should be responsible enough to try to acquire the necessary knowledgebase yourself.

in the work environment, each office has a certain function, each person has a certain deliverable.  given that there is a fixed number of hours in a day (if only we can stretch it to go beyond 24), whatever time is spent doing something is time taken away from doing some other thing.

it's easy to appeal for kindness and understanding and consideration and assistance if you are at the receiving end, if you are the beneficiary.

but if you are the one who has been dispensing this kindness and understanding and consideration and assistance for so long, with no end in sight (!), and you yourself are subject to all sorts of demands required by the functions of your own office, then things could become frustrating, they could come to a head.  being only human, you reach your breaking point.

people should realize that they should not rely on others standing in for them indefinitely.  there will come a time when they will have to deliver the goods themselves.  others will help, sure, but they, too, should help their own selves.  otherwise, they are being remiss in the performance of their duties.  and they are doing a disservice to the organization.

this is not about how much you get paid.  it is about taking on a certain position.  if you are a math teacher, you cannot not know one plus one.

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