I’ve been that coworker with the seniority/experience and helping train those who are new. I answer their questions or tell them what they did wrong with kindness and understanding. I understand how it is to be new and not fully know everything.
why must there be those coworkers who act like you’re an idiot or give attitude if you don’t know how to do every single thing? I never thought once to be condescending towards someone who is still learning.
For example, instead of my coworker telling me something and explaining why it was wrong, they asked me a question and waited for me to answer then explained it. it was the SIMPLEST, stupidest mistake. sure, I gained some knowledge and will be using that from now on, but I’m not a child. be direct.
While I’m still okay with that attitude but some of them even scream at me for the most minor things. Just imagine the volume is one bus stop away also can hear one.
I’m not sensitive and love to take advice or others’ knowledge from them, but not when it’s said in a demeaning way.
Respect
I tried talking to my boss about it but he just brush me off and said that they are old and we should just leave it and respect them.
In my heart, I was thinking “yes, everyone is different and that’s why the word respect exists”. For me I think respect is something earned and not demanded, I’m not demanding respect from the older workers but I think that everyone deserves a bit of basic respect and not speak to another demanding person like he or here is a child.
To be honest, I’m not that young either and I will never treat others like this. People like that make us want to quit the job I worked hard for.