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88 questions linked to/from What can I do to make a coworker's lack of effort more visible?
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How to mention that teammate accomplished nothing in team lead's absence [duplicate]
My team lead went on vacation for 2 weeks, mid-sprint. So my team, 3-ish developers, had a fair amount of work to finish the sprint off. Then we were told to work on the backlog and bugs in his ...
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Coworker doesn't actually work - how to deal with the situation? [duplicate]
We have a colleague who prefers to waste time at work instead of well... working. He's either watching movies, playing online games, or he's always on social sites. This is all on company time, with ...
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How do I deal with a very manipulative employee who doesn't do his work? [duplicate]
I am the supervisor of an IT department in a small but a high-paying company. I supervise 12 employees. There's one that I'm having troubles with lately, he is newly hired and is a great person.
But ...
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Working with another intern who does nothing? [duplicate]
I'm working as a software engineering intern at a corporate company. I'm ecstatic for this opportunity and trying my hardest to read code, ask questions, make mistakes and learn. However, I'm paired ...
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How to deal with disabled coworker who wastes time in office? [duplicate]
I work in the US. I have to develop some software with a disabled coworker (has disability parking card). He was working on this project alone for a few months and my manager added me to the project ...
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Boss's son does no work at all, how to handle it [duplicate]
We have a colleague who, quite frankly, does not work. The only exception is when the boss asks him to do a specific job; in this instance, he will do it (although usually in 5 minutes but make out ...
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Should I report my coworker for falling asleep? [duplicate]
I've just completed my 3rd shift as Night Auditor with ease thanks to me actually reading the training manual, but the person who was supposed to be assisting/training/supervising decided, on the two ...
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How do I handle a co-worker stealing company time? [duplicate]
My co-worker and I started at the same time, mid-summer, so we each have 9 days of vacation time through the end of the year. Our new boss works remotely and there is very little accountability. My co-...
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How to work with an underskilled peer who isn't going away? [duplicate]
I work for group A of a large company as a senior software developer / team lead. Group A contains almost all the software development function within the company.
We're currently working on a ...
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Unsure if employee I manage is abusing "unlimited sick leave" policy [duplicate]
A colleague who reports to me has been taking sick days (back issues etc... and, we have unlimited sick day policy). However, it looks like it has not made significant dent on life outside of work - ...
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How to deal with team member leaving too early and not finishing work [duplicate]
I have noticed that a colleague in my team is consistently leaving way before the 8 hours of the day.
I am not sure how come this has not been noticed by our team manager.
Personally this is ...
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Germany: team member abuses sick days; what can I as team lead do about it? [duplicate]
I am a tech lead.
I am not leading this guy, because he is in another project. But I take care of some frameworks, and I am a little on the top of his work.
Anyways, the problem is this guy keeps ...
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Freelance co-worker not doing anything at all [duplicate]
TLDR: Alice is not doing her job and I end up pushing all the activities and doing her tasks because I'm afraid of being let go. Should I inform management about this ?
The backstory:
I've been ...
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Should I cover for a chronically late employee? [duplicate]
The chronically late employee has worked here 3 years I just started. Short of changing my job (I've only been here a little while) I don't know what else to do. No one else is affected by this ...
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How do I deal with a coworker who offloads his work and personal tasks onto other coworkers? [duplicate]
I have a coworker that has no problems with offloading his work or even private things on other coworkers. He does not do this with me, since I have rebuffed him once, but he does this with a ...
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