They are the go-to person to fix problems, which means they are constantly interrupted.
This person has more work allocated to them than is possible to do within reasonable working hours.
This person could contribute positively to larger impact, whole-of-organisation projects, but can't volunteer because of their current workload.
They have advanced understanding of their immediate function and department, but knows far less about the rest of the organisation.
Their focus on addressing tactical short-term issues comes at the expense of thinking and acting strategically.
A lot of their work is often invisible to those outside of a small group of people.
The gap between their skills and experience and those of junior colleagues is vast, but this person doesn't have the capacity to address it.
When asked by colleagues, they always help and rarely say no.
This person gets frustrated when stakeholders can’t see the obvious benefits of their ideas.