Timeline for Colleague not working their hours and boss hasn't noticed [duplicate]
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| Nov 13, 2017 at 17:54 | comment | added | Masked Man | @Skeletron It seems to me that the line in bold in the accepted answer to that question adequately addresses your query. "It is your manager's job to manage." If Sarah is working only 4 hours while she is billing 8 hours, then either she is super-efficient or the client is incredibly stupid to not ask your manager for an explanation as to why they are not getting the desired output. Either way, it seems your manager has it under control. Don't go stirring the pot and looking for trouble. It is not your problem. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 14:42 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Nov 13, 2017 at 14:24 | history | edited | Skeletron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Additional explanation as to why I don't think this question is a duplicate.
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| Nov 13, 2017 at 14:01 | comment | added | Skeletron | @MaskedMan I feel as though the linked question looks at lack of effort, yes this could apply to the procrastination part of my situation. But when Sarah takes an extra 30 minutes at lunch for which the client is then charged, my manager doesn't see this? How can he act on this if he physically isn't in the office to do so? | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:58 | comment | added | Mirek Długosz | Stay away from this. The only thing you can gain is being labelled as snitch and ostracised from the rest of the group. If Sarah is performing below expectations, your boss will deal with this. If you can't complete your job due to waiting for Sarah, escalate that and focus only on that. If it doesn't affect you in any way, realize that there is more to work than only putting exact number of hours required by contract. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:58 | history | closed |
Bernhard Barker Jim G. Dan Pichelman Masked Man Neo |
Duplicate of What can I do to make a coworker's lack of effort more visible? | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:53 | answer | added | Joe Strazzere | timeline score: 13 | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:53 | comment | added | Masked Man | Regardless of your comment, I don't see how the suggested duplicate doesn't address your issue. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:52 | comment | added | Skeletron | @Jeroen Apart from frequently getting disturbed to look at videos of dogs skateboarding on Facebook, not too much. But I know that charging the customers for work which isn't getting done is completely immoral. This is where my dilemma of whether this is my place to speak up or not comes in... | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:51 | history | edited | Skeletron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Explained why it isn't a duplicate.
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| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:47 | comment | added | Jeroen | @Skeletron How does this impact you? (Mean this as an actual question, not meant to sound dismissive) | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:46 | comment | added | Fattie | I see, then you do indeed have to put in the hours. I'd just politely tell the boss! See what others say ... | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:46 | comment | added | Skeletron | @Dukeling I would disagree, this is specific to the fact that the colleague is not working the hours that our clients are being charged for. Not that they aren't pulling their weight. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:44 | comment | added | Skeletron | @Fattie Engineering consultancy. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:44 | comment | added | Skeletron | @Kozaky She very frequently asks myself and more senior staff questions about how to carry out certain tasks - this hasn't gone unnoticed by the senior staff. Regardless of the quality of work, customers are being charged for her 37.5 hours of work when in reality she is probably working 32 hours at most? | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:42 | comment | added | Bernhard Barker | "I don't want to cause any sort of conflict" - You can't accuse your coworker of being lazy and/or not caring about her job without causing conflict (unless you just mean you don't want to be directly involved in the conflict you cause). | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:42 | comment | added | Fattie | Second issue - what industry is this? If you're both "web designers" or something, you're skills are not really hourly-based. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:41 | comment | added | Fattie | The way to think about this: you deserve more pay, since you're working better and harder than your colleague. | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:39 | comment | added | user34587 | Has Sarah's work been negatively impacted by this? | |
| Nov 13, 2017 at 13:34 | history | asked | Skeletron | CC BY-SA 3.0 |