Assuming that I am in Sam's position, Maintenance Engineer. I know that in a
company there are different levels of position. But in Sam's case, he just wanted to learn some new things from other people with different profession.
Being innocent sometimes may misunderstood by other people, most especially to
your seniors. It is not necessarily mean that if I myself would break down the barriers between different groups, they will participate in good way. Maybe a few but not all employees because of the hierarchical structure within the organization. Unless it is an open organization wherein there's a staff participation from top to bottom line.
So now, I conclude that being in an organization, I must consider first the scenario of organization and in that manner I will be aware on what place do I belong.