wow, super happy I don't work with people like this.
Personally, I wouldn't want to work at a company that apparently is not incentivizing creativity. I'd rather work somewhere where I knew if I did something like this I'd get more money or career progression or something, not just more work to do. But I certainly don't blame the employee for this
Seems pretty toxic to me.
Let's say he gives away his tool and all of a sudden he is the guy who has to work on it when other people have problems. Now his coworkers have more time, he has less, and he is the scapegoat for when things go wrong. Not only that but since it is not a real product of the organization, no one will recognize the time he works on it so he will have to work over time to meet his other goals.
Now if someone wants to ask for a copy of what I use, sure but they own their copy and I own mine.
This helps other people to grow.
We do share knowledge but not all of it is relevant, so not every little thing needs sharing. If I come to meeting and share everything in my head I might as well crab a box to stand on and preach to the clouds. I'd rather just get on with things than trying to convince people of my way of working.
No toxic intentions involved here.
I prefer people who genuinely like to improve our whole environment than not.
Sharing and caring!
I prefer managers who pay me, rather than thank me.
No Bucks, No Buck Rodgers.
You can mention your optimization in every salary discussion etc.
That can be far more toxic pushback to any attempted improvement.
I do have the urge to share it with others but on the other end I force myself not to do it. I care a great deal. I have shown things in the past, during screen sharing meetings, then I hear people taking screenshots of my work... no thanks.
bob: "hey come and check out this cool thing I made, I think it could save you a load of time"
me: "woah, nice one bob, that's amazing! Let's roll this out to the other devs"
then you're probably not working with someone like gp.
Edit: A deleted reply said “You don't even really get paid for output. Output theatre pays better than output.” Great insight I thought worth persisting.