I just looked at him and shook my head
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
December 7, 2015 8:02pm CST
We are having some problems at work in the way of two of our co-workers. One always leaves early and never works his stuff thoroughly enough. This means someone has to pick up his slack.
He has another job and lately that job has been requiring him to be there earlier. I want to feel for him but I can't. It would be different if he worked his stuff thoroughly and tried a bit harder but he doesn't care anymore.
In fact it's becoming a bit of a downhill battle for all of us. Those of us who do care are starting not to because we are getting fed up with picking up the slack.
Last night was an okay night but it was still frustrating. When he said "bye" I just shook my head and continued working. I did tell the opening manager about it as our own manager wasn't there last night.
That's a whole other story there that I won't even bother going into.
Have you had work situations where you've had to pick up other's slack?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
We have been reporting it to the higher ups. I am hoping something will be done about it shortly. I have faith that since more than one of us is complaining something will be done about it.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 15
yes I was working as a page in our local library They hired another young woman to help page bu t she wanted to be a clerk so she would take her cart and shelve half of what was on it, then leave it to me to finish so she could hang out in the staff room and watch the clerks, But one day my super asked me why I was not taking my lunch break and I told her I did my work then was trying to do the rest of the new page's work. Our manager at once called t he girl into her offic e and shuyt the door. The girl got fired and blamed it on me. I told her no blame it on yourself.our supervisor would not hire her as a clerk as she had not done her job as a page so she shot herself in the foot not me.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
I can understand wanting to schmooze with the clerks but had she truly wanted to be a clerk she should have done her page job first. It's better to be up front and tell the supervisor "hey I am interested in becoming a clerk", she went about it the wrong way.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
8 Dec 15
Yep. The girl who was just fired was capable of helping with other tasks, but didn't do them much, so that was all left on me. Now she's gone and we're down to 2 of us. The guy I work with isn't really capable of doing these tasks so it's still all on me.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
8 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum We have the interns coming back at the end of the month, that will help out for awhile until they can get someone more permanent.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Dec 15
@katsmeow1213 Interns at a CU? I've never heard of that.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
That is not very fair on you at all. I hope they can find someone to replace her soon.
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
8 Dec 15
Yea we had that happen with a gal that ripped off a resident and nobody found that out till she left the job to go back home to Arizona.That same resident had bought the car she was driving we didn't know that either till she was long gone.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
Oh my that's just horrible! Some people have no conscious!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Dec 15
@softbabe44 Too many bad things, that's what's going on with this world.
@softbabe44 (5815)
• Vancouver, Washington
9 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum It just makes us want to ask what's going on in this world.
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@ThankyouLord (698)
• St. Petersburg, Florida
8 Dec 15
Yes, but usually the boss took care of it, with a few complaints from other workers. He/she would get warnings, and if it didn't get better, they would be let go. Just hang on, and wait for your employer to handle it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
That other "coworker" I was hinting about? He's our manager.
I feel as if something will be done about it soon though.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum yes I bet it will be done soon too as upper management can see when there are problems.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
I would rather not confront them head on as I feel as if they'll just give me excuses anyway. As I've told my family whilst recounting my work woe's lately, "It's pretty bad when the most laid back co-worker is now getting fed up."
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@artemeis (4189)
• China
8 Dec 15
My company has zero tolerance on picking up slack for a staff who is moonlighting outside. It is against the company's policy to be moonlighting to the effect that it is affecting the overall performance. For me, I can understand the need for a second job but I always remind my girls that if it is going to affect their performance in the office then just be prepared for the consequences.
@artemeis (4189)
• China
8 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum
If it is getting out of hand, then I feel that all of you should have confronted him and warned that his sloppy attitude would be reported should he remain adamant with his errant ways. It is straight unfair for any one in the office so he should be told off before reporting which would seem like targeting behind his back.
To me, everyone is remunerated accordingly and why should he work less and poorly while you gals slog through for him. Unless he's willing to part a certain amount for the "cleaning" fees he had incurred.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
@artemeis I don't wory in an office however, and regulations and policies are quite different for my career as opposed to that of an office worker.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
We don't have a policy like your workplace does. However if a worker isn't pulling their own weight then something needs to be done. Sometimes it's just getting the higher ups to listen.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
We have been communicating how we feel. I am usually more quiet about things and take them in stride but it's really getting out of hand so I've been telling the uppers.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
8 Dec 15
sad but true. eventually you stop caring, first because the employee stopped caring, then because company stopped caring too.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
8 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum there are employees that care because that's just how they are, and it takes a lot for those kind of employees to finally give up, so it's those kind of employees that they should actually care more about
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
@hereandthere Very true and right now that explains our situation to a tee.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
It is sad when the company stops caring because often times it means they don't care about their emplyees.
@garymarsh6 (24028)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 15
OH yes but I won't go into it here! Stop covering for him it is not fair on you especially if he is not performing very well. Why should you take on his work load too.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
It's not just myself that take it on, but the others as well. It's only really started happening recently and we've reported it to our uppers.
@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
8 Dec 15
I always worked with the same group of 17 people. We were always helping each other out. No choice we lived and worked in different places and it meant that we needed to keep the team together. This meant having a good working relationship together. I think if one member of our team was like this we would of replaced him because of how much we had to do all the time.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
8 Dec 15
We are a very small department. There are only seven of us in total, and one out of the seven is only there one day out of the week. It hurts us a lot more because we only have a few of us to get things done, so if one is out or slacking, we all get kicked in the rear for it.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Dec 15
@poehere It's easier to keep a person than to train another. Sad but true.
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@poehere (15123)
• French Polynesia
8 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum Doesn't seem fair but this is how it normally works. They don't care to get rid of the person and they just think the others should do twice as much for the same pay.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
8 Dec 15
I'm sure all of have been in that situation. I am so very very glad to be retired.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
9 Dec 15
People do not care about their jobs anymore. I was raised to give it my all, not to slack.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
9 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum I hear you so was I
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