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you and your co-worker share job duties. when it is your week to do a task or several tasks, you complete your work in a timely manner and you rarely get backed up. when it is your co-workers time to do their tasks, they dont prioritize, they work on one task allday, their works gets backed up and that could potentially interrupt your workflow. also if they dont get their work done on time, it runs over into your week. theres about 4 weeks of data entry that hasnt been done on the weeks she is supposed to do them. what am i to do? sometimes i feel like i am doing so much work and no one recognizes this. i know thats how it is sometimes in the workforce but maybe i will get some recognition if i slack off and be lazy like my counterpart. 1. You have to speak to her about the situation. if that does not work.... 2. You have to take the issue to your supervisor. or... 3. Go right to your supervisor (I don"t suggest this step as your first one.) Source(s): I have been a manager for 15 years and encounter this problem from time to time. You have to follow the above steps to deal with it. it seems like ur doing her work load... tell her to prioritize her work.. better is to teach her how its done... talk with ur suprvsor... better inform your supervisor or manager about the said task, cuz its really unfair for you if your counterpart is just pretending that she is working and its you who made all the work done. or suggest the manager to give you a specific work without counterpart. cuz having a counterpart makes your work more complicated. First, acting like a slacker will do nothing to make your co-worker change and will only sacrifice your potential for promotion with your employer. Second, you need to handle the issue with the professionalism you would expect from your bosses, which in turn will make them see you as a future one. That is the goal right? So first, go to your co-worker in a work email, so there is evidence of the exhange. Tell them as a team member would that that you would like to present a new plan for your shared workload that you believe will help overall efficiency in your "team". Do not use sarcasm or things making you look like the victim in this exchange. Be as professional as possible. Tell them you would like them to join you in a meeting with the boss that you would like to set up, and you are emailing to see when would be best for them. Then tell them the details of the new plan: you would like to take on a bit more of the overall shared workload as you feel it is a bit overwhelming for your counterpart as evidenced by the backlog of work at this time. This should put the spark in your co-worker to do her assigned duties. If your co-worker responds by saying the meeting is unnecessary and admits to falling behind and pledges to catch up, give him/her a few weeks to follow through. If nothing changes in that time, send a new email to your shared boss and ask to set up a private meeting in which you will present the same plan you presented to your co-worker. Your boss will realize that you are the hard worker and your co-worker needs some kind of adjustment, and they will act accordingly. Granted, you're not going to get stuck with a bigger workload, but if you do, it would be a great time to ask for a raise. Talk to your supervisor. If the supervisor finds out first, s/he will blame you too for not working as a "team." I have been there before. |
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