Supervisors are you ok with long personal calls if work gets done? (sample, money)
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A coworker is sometimes on personal calls for hours throughout the day. A supervisor who is also my friend tells me about it (different dept) but hasn’t done anything. She is on the work phone sometimes for 3 hours talking while placing orders and answering emails. She thinks it is ok because she is still getting her work done. I personally think you should not be on personal calls during company time for that long and almost everyday. Sometimes she walks around the office talking if she needs to go the bathroom or kitchen etc....
Also, how does someone have that much to talk about?
No, it's not ok. You're not being to paid to chat with family and friends, you're being paid to work. You can chat on your break or lunch.
Your friends needs to issue a PIP and work her way to termination. Unless she nips this now, it won't stop.
A coworker is sometimes on personal calls for hours throughout the day. A supervisor who is also my friend tells me about it (different dept) but hasn’t done anything. She is on the work phone sometimes for 3 hours talking while placing orders and answering emails. She thinks it is ok because she is still getting her work done. I personally think you should not be on personal calls during company time for that long and almost everyday. Sometimes she walks around the office talking if she needs to go the bathroom or kitchen etc....
Also, how does someone have that much to talk about?
Why in the world hasn't your friend done something about it? That's ridiculous.
As of right now she has been talking for an hour and a half according to someone who sits near her. She talks low but I can hear her when she is laughing. I start to think she has to be BSing some of her work. Not the ordering placing but she has to call vendors to get tracking #’s etc....how does she do that if she is on personal calls most of the day?
I'm curious......ask your friend -- who is this other worker's supervisor -- what SHE plans to do about it.
I'd love to know what she says.
Sounds to me like your friend, the supervisor, isn't doing HER job.
All kinds of policies could be implemented that might cut down on the worker's non job chit-chat. But that would entail your friend doing more work. (and making sure any changes affect all employees so the chatter box isn't singled out)
-- this worker is supposed to call vendors or clients? Require a time log for all calls -- time placed, length of call, matter discussed, result of conversation.
Then follow up with vendors to make sure these calls were made (IF you need a reason as is the client is wondering why you're following up just say it's a new customer service or quality control effort -- or you're reviewing workflow, whatever. You probably won't even be asked about it)
Chatty Cathy's chit-chat is likely going to mean more reporting duties for others also. But, it's NOT new -- that in many places ONE person ruins the whole job situation for others.....all because they push things too far, and can't be reasonable with their non-work activities AT work.
I'm sure we responsible, inteligent adults all know -- that IF you keep you non-work activities to a reasonable level -- most times you'd be surprised how much you can get away with NOT doing. But there's a line and some people just don't know NOT to cross it. And they ruin the entire situation for everyone.
Sounds to me like your friend, the supervisor, isn't doing HER job.
This. The employee is doing it because she can. Your friend has no right to be "annoyed" at this point. Should have been nipped in the bud a while ago.
3 hours is excessive for a personal call at work. Where I used to work, a 10 minute personal call would have been noticed by someone. How does the person get away with it?
I would not tattle on the person, though. That could backfire in many ways. Best to let it go and see what happens.
I'm curious......ask your friend -- who is this other worker's supervisor -- what SHE plans to do about it.
I'd love to know what she says.
Sounds to me like your friend, the supervisor, isn't doing HER job.
All kinds of policies could be implemented that might cut down on the worker's non job chit-chat. But that would entail your friend doing more work. (and making sure any changes affect all employees so the chatter box isn't singled out)
-- this worker is supposed to call vendors or clients? Require a time log for all calls -- time placed, length of call, matter discussed, result of conversation.
Then follow up with vendors to make sure these calls were made (IF you need a reason as is the client is wondering why you're following up just say it's a new customer service or quality control effort -- or you're reviewing workflow, whatever. You probably won't even be asked about it)
Chatty Cathy's chit-chat is likely going to mean more reporting duties for others also. But, it's NOT new -- that in many places ONE person ruins the whole job situation for others.....all because they push things too far, and can't be reasonable with their non-work activities AT work.
I'm sure we responsible, inteligent adults all know -- that IF you keep you non-work activities to a reasonable level -- most times you'd be surprised how much you can get away with NOT doing. But there's a line and some people just don't know NOT to cross it. And they ruin the entire situation for everyone.
I've never understood this. If she is on three-hour personal calls, what's wrong with singling her out? I see this in my office all the time.
Last week, a co-worker worked from home without clearing it with the manager. So, she doesn't say anything to him directly. She sends an email to the entire team reminding them to get clearance before working from home. Everyone knew who it was for, so what's the point?
Going through this whole rigmarole to spare the feelings of the lazy chatterbox. Or is it due to managers who don't have the stones to call someone out on their BS? I don't get it.
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