Everyone is a helper until you need help.

One of the biggest surprises in corporate isn’t the faces of people or the endless meetings—it’s finding that knowledge is often treated like a company secret.

Need help understanding a process? It’s simple (no explanation provided).

Request documentation? “I don’t have it,” keeps sickering.

A new task or process is assigned to you—the one you’ve never performed before. “We don’t have time to give assignments. We need to do it now. Tell us the process.”

In a place like this, where there are multiple helpers, even asking for simple guidance is termed as spoon-feeding.

Welcome to the world of corporate helpers, where everyone is ready to help as long as it doesn’t involve sharing what they know.There are various kinds of worms in the corporate helping community.

Types of Helpers

The Humble One

The humble helpers. Such people know everything, but when you ask them about the process, “No, I don’t know,” is their only reply. Not because they are rude or don’t want you to learn anything, but because they don’t want you to feel bad or think less of yourself. Aren’t they corporate angels?

The Second Helper

You might have heard the phrases “walk the talk” and “walking in circles.” Neither of these phrases applies to our second helper.

The second helper is more about talking in circles. When a person comes to them for help, this particular species spends an hour pretending to explain things, and by the end of the call, you’re left with more confusion instead of answers.

The Silencers

These corporate silencers often remain silent, but when they speak, their sweetness ends up poisoning others. These are the silencers who pretend to be dumb so that no one comes to them for help.

The Blunt Rejectors

These particular species don’t pretend to be polite. They say “No” straight away, without any hesitation. They are either fearless or at a position where they cannot be harmed by anyone—hence the continuous uncultured behavior.

The Headless Head

Sometimes, among these little goblins lies a hobgoblin—the great goblin who supports treasuring knowledge so much that they don’t even like the concept of training people.

People often say that a government job turns you into a frog in a well, surrounded by walls and unknown to the outside world. But once you’re in this person’s claws, they leave no stone unturned to convert you into one.

Summing Up!

So, fellow friends, do you also encounter such amazing creatures during your office hours? Or have you come across someone else—a completely new type, maybe?
Well, no matter what kind of people you meet, learn, adapt, and learn all their ways. In my case, I can’t help but become like them—using the same body gestures and replying in the same tone whenever I get the chance.
What is your way of dealing with such amazing helpers?