Is someone in your office is not a Good worker

[JanetRose]

Does not take the initiative in helping others, talks too much, long lunches, etc., etc., Do you blame the worker or their supervisor? If someone can get away with the above, wouldn’t they?

 

[RobinMarie]

Does not take the initiative in helping others, talks too much, long lunches, etc., etc., Do you blame the worker or their supervisor? If someone can get away with the above, wouldn’t they?

I would not blame their supervisor unless it happened for a very long time. We don't know the personnel files of employees therefor we never know if the lazy employee has received any form of progressive discipline.

I always appreciate a little peer pressure as well. It's usually a better motivator than a supervisor having the time to write someone up.

 

[Disney Doll]

I would always blame the employee themself for their lack of work ethic.

I would blame the supervisor if the employee was allowed to continue employment with documented poor work habits, employment record.

I agree with some peer pressure as motivation, as it does work for some folks. Others are just lazy, lousy employees and the best thing to do is to terminate them.

 

[Stacerita]

I would blame the emlpoyee. If it was something that went on for a long time though. Then the supervisor might have some stake in that blame.

I can't stand that a few of my coworkers have no initiative and are lazy. I have no problem telling them so either. Im not the "best" employee ever, but I try my darndest to do my best.

I was recruited by the director to come work for the company and partly was because of my work ethic and the fact that I dont put up with crap. When I first started there people wouild not go out of the way to do anything but their own job. Even if it would benefit them in the long run. And no one went above and beyond anything. Once I started there, things changed. A lot of them now will do a little extra and be more open to doing helping in other areas of the department.

At my very first job when I was in high school I learned someting that I have repeated to everyone I ever worked with. Especially those who said they were out of work to do, or their job is done. "If you can lean you can clean."

 

[Davids-Coco]

I work in Government, nuf said.

 

[mrsstats]

I have a fellow employee who plays solataire on the computer for hours on end when the boss is out of the office. There is no supervisor. When it came time for a bonus at Christmas, she got the same as everyone else.

 

[nwdisgal]

I have a boss that takes two hour lunch breaks and drinks vintage wine and doesn't invite me.

 

[luv2nascar]

I have a co-worker that takes 1 1/2 lunches, comes in 15 min late each morning, talks on the phone for literally hours during work. I can't figure out how she gets anything done. I blame both her and the supervisor. I recently found out she is having a personal problem with her family so I feel a little more sympathetic to the situation but not completely. It doesn't explain 4 years of this (it has been worse lately). Good luck.

 

[barkley]

when i had co-workers like this i would ask myself "is this haveing a negative impact on my ability to do my job?". if it was'nt i just had to ignore it-if it was i would report it to my superior and point out how the other employee's behaviour was impacting me-i had to cover tasks for the person, they were'nt doing things timely that i was reliant on to complete something, i had to deal with clients because they were'nt available, were unresponsive...

as a supervisor i could'nt site someone for just doing the minimum-if they did the minimum required by their job they were fullfulling their obligation. what frustrated me was when i had someone who did a largly clerical function (phones, directing calls-support work for other staff) that i could'nt easily measure with productivity. i would get complaints that the person was'nt answering the phones, taking long breaks...but noone would be willing to step up and be documented as having observed the person for me to take action (and since i had'nt seen it i could'nt cite it). i could'nt babysit the employee all day and see to the other staff's supervisory needs so it was very difficult to address.

i should add-after i retired from this job managment went in and started having our it division provide print-outs of the sites and the games accessed on the computers at work-this enabled supervisors to evaluate how an employee had spent their day. they also did a set up on the phones to see where outgoing calls were going to and how long an incoming call lasted-they knew the average time a call lasted and would call an employee in to explain their phone usage.

 

[aprilgail2]

I work in Government, nuf said.

LOL...me too....we are union so everyone makes the same no matter what you do...same raises etc so there is NO incentive to do anything more than the basic you are required to do.

 

[swea_pea1]

I think it's a shared responsibility. As a manager, I try to challenge my employees at every turn. Most who have worked for me have indicated that I have very high expectations. Those that don't produce are managed out. I don't spend a lot of time worrying about people on the phone or the internet or whatever as long as they get the job done. It's important that employees have a strong work ethic and I've found that most folks want to succeed, want to do a better job, and most importantly, want to be recognized for it. I think a Supervisor who taps into that makes both the employee and the Supervisor a success.

 

[HugsForEeyore]

Yep. On a previous job, we had a gal who would literally be absent two weeks each month!! Between being sick, or vacations, or her kids off from school, she was not at work half the time! I had to cover her shifts. When she was actually working, she would be on her cell phone repeatedly. And take long lunches or just leave in the mid afternoon if she had to take care of something at home.

Guess what? I got let go (but I was a temp anyways); she got a raise. Did I also mention she is very attractive? Everyone likes her, so she gets away with it every time, and no one ever says a word. That's how the world works, folks. She wins.

 

[Davids-Coco]

LOL...me too....we are union so everyone makes the same no matter what you do...same raises etc so there is NO incentive to do anything more than the basic you are required to do.

Us too, except management, who won't do anything about our issues. We gave up a while ago... and they basically told me "don't bother" when I was hired. The main boss and our hr director are buddy-buddy... and we can't go to the big boss cuz she doesn't want to be bothered with it.

 

[CathrynRose]

Does not take the initiative in helping others, talks too much, long lunches, etc., etc., Do you blame the worker or their supervisor? If someone can get away with the above, wouldn’t they?

Yeah - me .... I'm DIS'n all day long.

No, thankfully all the people I work with genuinely love their job and we all have a lot of respect for each other. Im happy to be there