Quote Originally Posted by PatinSC View Post
Now, I have at least one coworker who firmly believes that writing down a list is a waste of time, because he can remember everything. Of course he doesn't, and frequently has to ask me, but that doesn't budge him from his firm belief in his own memory skills.
So, do you ever let him bear the consequences of his system, i.e. don't have the answer, or tell him it's not your job to remember his stuff for him? In my own situation, it feels like I can't win. If I'm not there to make sure it gets done and prop up someone else's delusions that their system works, then I'm not being a team player. If I'm always there and ready, then they resent me (not enough to change mind you). I have a situation right now where I gave up ownership of an item that wasn't really mine. I gave it back to my boss. It's been a disaster. Sitting back and letting things crash and burn has been one of the hardest things I've had to do.