Not Everyone Gets to Be an Electrician.

A house needed wiring.

An electrician was called.

The work was more than what anyone could see—hidden connections, precise calculations, risks measured in volts and fire. It required skill, patience, and experience.

The electrician arrived, tools in hand, ready to work.

But before they could begin—someone else stepped in.

The One Who Thought They Knew

This person wasn’t an electrician.

But they saw someone change a lightbulb once.

And that, in their mind, was enough.

?? They told the assistant where to run the wires—incorrectly.

?? They ordered materials—the wrong ones.

?? They “explained” the plan to others—except it wasn’t the real plan.

And suddenly, the work was a mess.

Not because it was difficult. Not because the electrician struggled. But because someone who didn’t understand the work kept interfering with it.

Every moment was spent fixing confusion instead of making progress. Every decision had to be redone, unraveled, reset.

And when the delays came, when the frustration built—who did they blame?

"Why is this taking so long?" "Why is there so much confusion?" "Why aren’t we done yet?"

Because they created the chaos.

If You Can’t Do Your Job, You Definitely Can’t Do Mine.

You don’t become an electrician by flipping a breaker. You don’t become an engineer by reading a few tickets. You don’t become a leader by inserting yourself where you don’t belong.

The best way to help?

?? Communicate what’s needed.

?? Align on trade-offs.

?? Then step back.

Not silence. Not blind faith. Respect.

Because when people don’t respect expertise—when they replace understanding with control— The work doesn’t just slow down. It fails.