Timeline for How to deal with a team member consistently showing up late
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| Nov 8, 2017 at 8:14 | comment | added | Martijn Pieters | I strongly suspect the employee might have ADHD. If this employee also has trouble finishing projects or will pass over tasks they might consider boring, chances are they have this disorder. This is not that unlikely a possibility, an estimated 5% of adults do. See rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/adhdinadults.aspx If they do then they have the motivation to be on time but lack the executive function required to plan. Take this into account when talking with such an employee. | |
| Mar 28, 2017 at 14:01 | comment | added | iheanyi | @TheDarkSide It is clear this employee is consistently late. There is a difference between showing up late for work and showing up late for scheduled meetings. The fact is, whether or not it us serious, late is late. Consistent lateness without any effort on the employee to give a heads up or explain is grounds for firing. A coworker who doesn't respect his fellow employee's time has created a hostile environment and if left unchecked could damage culture as everyone else sees management doesn't care. | |
| Mar 28, 2017 at 7:51 | comment | added | 299792458 | @iheanyi - There is a thin line between being disciplinarian and being draconian with these things. That "minimum" is the first course of action. It is a problem only if it is a recurring habit, and especially if the duration is more pronounced than a single minute. Definitely not at the expense of efficiency, but one definitely needs to be a bit liberal towards these issues, or soon you would end with hostile employees/work culture, and that's almost surely never productive. :) | |
| Mar 27, 2017 at 19:20 | comment | added | iheanyi | @TheDarkSide Yes. The meeting starts at 10AM. If you are not there at 10AM, you are late. I'm not sure why you find allowing an extra minute egregious. This employee is not meeting his work obligations. At a minimum, he/she needs to explain what's going on. | |
| Apr 12, 2015 at 7:46 | comment | added | 299792458 | "I have been able to hold our meetings to 10 am instead. The meeting is consistently punctual. If I call the meeting at 10:01 I consider myself late", Is that the parameter for deciding that the employee has been turning up late? Come on! | |
| Nov 3, 2014 at 18:03 | comment | added | Dunk | Apparently the developer does not find the meetings to be of value. What about the other developers? While daily meetings may work great for some teams, there are other teams where they are nothing but a waste of time. Don't follow a process just because the process says to do so. Make sure it adds value. Your stopping by and chatting with each person to get their status may work far better. If the team doesn't feel like they are getting value from the meeting then figure out how to adapt it so they do get value. It may turn out that the meeting isn't necessary no matter what you do. | |
| Nov 3, 2014 at 13:06 | comment | added | thegrinner | Do you know why they're showing late? It's one thing if he's doing it because he feels like, but their could be family, medical, or other issues that are chewing up the first few waking hours of their day. | |
| Nov 1, 2014 at 14:13 | comment | added | Taladris | I am curious: if the 10AM meeting is supposed to determine the schedule of the day, what do the developpers have to do if they arrive before? Is it not sending the message that coming before 10AM is not important? | |
| Nov 1, 2014 at 9:57 | comment | added | Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen | Is the flexibility part of his contract? If not, it is a privilege he needs to actively work for to keep. | |
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| Oct 31, 2014 at 6:28 | comment | added | user29119 | I would go with the late meeting or go to meeting, but, you have been placed in a 'management' position without training. Perhaps you should kick it up to your supervisor. What are your policies and procedures? Does the individual contribute? | |
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| S Oct 30, 2014 at 18:57 | comment | added | enderland | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has beenmoved to chat. | |
| Oct 30, 2014 at 16:57 | answer | added | Tim Zwart | timeline score: -4 | |
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| Oct 29, 2014 at 17:28 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/527512384319930368 | ||
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