Is it really the responsibility of the high performer in any field of work, to help others catch up?

Would it be your responsibility?

I guess because there have been too many times when people tried to take credits for my work, I learnt to hold back a little bit and not be too quick to help them succeed. And not invest as much as I know I can in their betterment. I also feel very bitter about ethical conflicts. I don't want to be stuck dealing with what I think are the basics and ''arguing" for them. It takes away from my efficiency. I do enjoy sharing great outcomes with my coworkers and succeeding. I don't enjoy arriving there by means of stressful communication and clashes.
I interfere when their failure leads to harm for other people. And I guess I just dictate what should be done, to buy time, which doesn't change matters long term. Without conviction, things are bound to return to how they used to be as soon as I turn away. Definitely not the pro-social type even if I do have my charms and I am liked by many. I am the sort of person who functions best alone but that can be counterproductive. I want by large to have better lives, not just myself.

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

Long but I think worth it.
I had to see your comment replies first to add anything. Although I can't see who you're replying to or what they ssid. I'm getting used to that. All my experience is considered corporate to you so I'm limited there. Most of my working life i have been the in-between person fighting with the workers and management. Working in Quality is isolating. I always felt empowered sharing information and techniques to help improve someone's work. I was in a position to witness and compliment progress. The part about someone taking credit for my work always involved some useless program manager. They are the ones that cause companies to have bad reputations. This is where I survived my career and reputation by standing my ground with them and their pet engineers.
I think you can understand this with what you've seen.
Imagine a mobile tactical military command center. Keep that in mind while we fall back inside the factory.
The systems are brutally tested by competent technicians to find software flaws on God forbid Windows based operating systems. The system is basically a bunch of touchscreen boxes that can be individually programed and mapped for instant access to various deployed squads. During the in-house test when failure the program manager snd engineer resolve it like we do st home. Reboot the the system.
Let's go back into the field snd I'm this. I'm going to reboot my system will in fire flight. This is sheer stupidity by having no concept of how critical that system is
This l stood against for our pople in the field. I hold pride for that and think you should help when you can

Miram · 31-35, F

@Gibbon I am lucky I don't have to deal with challenges from the top down. They are flexible toward change and encourage people like myself. And those who are less open can be convinced bypassing their authority lol

Most of my issue is with those either below my rank or the same as me.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Miram At lesst that's equal level. Stomping on management toes is tough fight you can imagine. But given my experience they never wanted to take the company responsibility and ramifications of me later saying I told your so. How the world has changed?
When I started out working for a Navy design contractor at minimum wage if I rejected something during an inspection or test no one said who's this punk kid stopping production. It was something management and engineering took to resolve and fix not harass my decision. I chalk it up to not just corporate greed but the overall society attitude in general.