Correct My English Grammar?

Question

I would like to know if the usage of Dont Bother given below is right?

Lets say a situation where in the Admin leaves for the day but is available on call, so team lead instructs his developers by saying,
"If you hit upon any issues, dont bother, give admin a call"
Above sentence says, go ahead and give a call
"If you hit upon any issues, dont bother to give admin a call"
This second sentence says, dont call him even if u have ran into an issue.

Are those sentences correct?

Answer 1

Well...

I wouldn't use the first sentence at all as it is. I might say "don't worry" (where you have "don't bother") but if I wanted "bother" in there, the closest sentence I can think of would be something like "It wouldn't bother admin if you called" or "don't bother about it, just give admin a call".

For the second, yes it means what you said, in the sense that it's not worthwhile calling admin, because he won't be able to help you or whatever you come up with to do would be fine.

Answer 2

Don't bother = Don't bother yourself = Don't do it
-as in "You have car troubles? Don't bother asking Fred. He doesn't know anything about cars"

First sentence
It means "don't call the admin" -I don't think that's what you want to say

Second sentence
It would be correct if you said:
"Don't bother trying to figure out the answer. Just call the admin"
Or to correct your sentence, say:
"don't hesitate to give the admin a call"

Hope that helps

Answer 3

Yes, sort of, though it sounds odd. For the first case I'd prefer:
"If you hit upon any issues don't hesitate to give admin a call."

For the second:

"If you hit upon any issues, don't bother giving admin a call."

Answer 4

Your interpretation is correct; one says don't bother with the issue, but make the call; the other says not to bother the admin with a call. The admim might have made the meanings clearer, however, by using simple English:

Call me if there is a problem.
If there is a problem, don't call me.