Timeline for What should I do when coworkers are assigned to projects they are not competent to carry out?
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| Feb 2, 2022 at 17:46 | comment | added | coppereyecat | @BernhardBarker it heavily depends on what "help" entails here, which given that people are being assigned tasks they do not have skills and qualifications to do, could be unreasonably much for the kind of "help everybody" attitude that otherwise makes sense in a mutually supportive work environment. | |
| Feb 2, 2022 at 11:15 | comment | added | Bernhard Barker | Based on what did you conclude that OP is being asked to "essentially finish their project for them"? All I see in the question is them asking programmers to do "what they cannot do themselves", which may be asking to finish their project, but it seems more likely to just be asking for help with ... well, the parts they cannot do themselves (something which probably every programmer who's ever worked in a team has asked for help with). | |
| Feb 2, 2022 at 11:04 | comment | added | Bernhard Barker | If a subordinate comes to me and says basically "someone is asking me for help, what should I do?", I would be rather concerned if they have more than 6 months of work experience, given that I consider helping others to be a key part of being a decent employee/person and it was an expected part of every job I've ever held. When speaking to your boss, I'd strongly suggest expanding on why you consider this particular request for help to be problematic (e.g. it will take too much time away from your other tasks). | |
| Jan 31, 2022 at 21:27 | vote | accept | kjo | ||
| Jan 31, 2022 at 19:40 | comment | added | Fredric Shope | More helpfully and a little more in the spirit of the original question, if your manager says you should help they would probably also like to know 1) how much of your time you think it will take and 2) what you won't be able to do that's currently on your workload. Good managers will ask this but if you already have rapport with your manager you could mention it upfront. | |
| Jan 31, 2022 at 19:36 | history | answered | sf02 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |