* if u (really) have some difficulty getting help from your team members, it’s the manager’s problem, not your problem.
* your boss is good at phrasing complex questions in one clear question.
* when the consultants came aboard, they probably had to ask lots of questions too.
* company has different expectations/roles for consultants vs employees. Consultants do support but not much design. Experienced Employees could give low-level implementation issues to consultants.
* if u keep asking a person, he would show you eventually
* lots of stuff are just information you have to memorize. (no rocket science.) For these you just have to ask. %% but i much prefer reading the code myself before asking %%

G: your boss probably went through the same bottom-up you described
me: probably he doesn’t know every single table/feed/autosys job, but perhaps most