Despite this, not all terps are good about assuming agency. I've heard some pretty awful stories...terps can be as prone to what I call the "charity martyr" as anyone else (someone who expects glory to be heaped on them for their good works). Or having the attitude "Hey you better worship us because without us you're screwed!"

Most terps, however, learn the ropes fairly quickly and are quite good, I should say. It just shouldn't shock you to run across some that aren't.