Helping others that don't want your help

Child of Light and Dark's picture

There are just some people that do not like to be helped no matter what you do! Ok so here's the deal, I got fired from my last job, the reasons are not meant to be stated lol, and I obtain another job. There are some people in the training class that either struggle with the material or just keep whining about it. I used to be a team lead in one of my previous jobs and I enjoy sharing the knowledge that I obtain, and have with others.

I have attempted in like 15 different ways of helping people in my class, and no matter what I do, they just either hate me, roll their eyes at me, or just plain out ignore me. I personally just quit trying.

We do have to work in groups sometimes and make a presentation of what we have learned for either that day, or learned thus far. Everyone is always doing their own thing and don't really co-operate, so as being used to leading I try to lead the group, I don't tell them what to do, but instead I ask what their opinion is on the subject and what they think they can do. Nobody listens or answeres my questions and they end up making some half assed poster/presentation.

Is it hard for a person to listen to others? I like being critiqued and listening to new ideas. What I don't like is when you give someone a helping hand and they shove that hand back in your face and continue to struggle with something that you just gave them the answere for. Am i just doing something wrong? or are they just being well for loss of words meanie buts....?

fallon's picture
Managing Director of Progressive U

Some people, no matter how much they are in need of help, simply won't take it.. It's not necessarily that they don't like you or don't want help from you specifically, they'd just rather muddle through on their own. Hang in there though, there will be others who will be more than happy to have your help :D

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~Fallon~

“What is insanity, anyway? Is it when you scream and everyone else whispers, or is it when you fight for what's right, even when everyone else thinks your wrong?” Ethergoth
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ProgressiveUser's picture

Then there are those people who don't care about themselves, so you can't really help someone who doesn't really try to help themselves.

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