this is also a tactic to get someone to like you. at work i've had tech savvy women ask me really basic tech questions, so i guide them to google and have them put in a query. they will generally type something in useless, finally i said, "really, is that the best you can do?" then they get sheepish and type in a perfectly formed query. the point is they know how to do it. getting you to help them is their way of trying to get you to like them, be a friend and use you to get ahead in the job. a grandmother calling her grandson constantly for shit she should know by now is the same thing: they are lonely, or want you to like them, or just like yanking your chain because they are bored.
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