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I just started work about 6 weeks ago. my boss is only in the office about 10 hours a week so I feel like it's taken a longer time for me to learn things. my coworker is also in and out on her own time and some days simply doesn't show up. no one cares b/c they love her. I don't really care about all this -- actually I like the flexibility of the environment. but I do agree when people aren't there in the beginning when you're trying to learn the job it's a little harder.
A woman just came into the office today and because my co-worker wasn't here, asked me a question that I had no idea how to answer. My co-worker doesn't have anything written down so there is nothing to study.
I'm tried of being put in this position.
Tell the person asking that your coworker isn't in and refer them to your coworker's supervisor for help.
Tell the person asking that your coworker isn't in and refer them to your coworker's supervisor for help.
You could do that. If you're on the same team, it makes everyone look bad, but it is a solution. One that makes you not a 'team player'. You can record every instance of your co-workers absence. Report it to anyone who will listen (hr). Air your team's dirty laundry.
What do you really accomplish with this passive aggressive behavior? You could make your manager look inept. You could make your co-worker hate you. You could alienate yourself from everyone on the team.
Or you can find a way to answer the question. Cover for your coworker. Show the organization that your team runs like a well oiled machine. Gain the respect of your boss and the appreciation of your co-worker.
You could do that. If you're on the same team, it makes everyone look bad, but it is a solution. One that makes you not a 'team player'. You can record every instance of your co-workers absence. Report it to anyone who will listen (hr). Air your team's dirty laundry.
What do you really accomplish with this passive aggressive behavior? You could make your manager look inept. You could make your co-worker hate you. You could alienate yourself from everyone on the team.
Or you can find a way to answer the question. Cover for your coworker. Show the organization that your team runs like a well oiled machine. Gain the respect of your boss and the appreciation of your co-worker.
Give me a break. My suggestion wasn't that bad. It allows the OP to mind his/her own business and makes the supervisor accountable for the absent employee. I didn't get the impression that the 2 coworkers are a "team." To me it sounds like they have different duties, somewhat. The OP shouldn't have to cover for the absent coworker this often, at least not without some kind of explanation. I know there are privacy rules, but if the coworker is really on some kind of sporadic approved leave, someone should have let the OP know how to handle things in her absence. That would have been a "team player" thing to do.
The first time I read this, for some reason, I thought the OP and coworker were in a remote location away from supervision. Now I'm not reading it that way.
OP, it is possible that, after 14 years, this person has enough PTO banked to take this much time off legitimately. If that is the case, and the supervisor is on site and aware of the absences, I don't think you should do or say anything. If there is a question you can't answer, ask your supervisor, then the coworker's supervisor until you get an answer. If work goes undone, they ought to realize it is due to understaffing and the coworker's absence. You can only do so much. They pay's the same no matter what you do with your day, right?
No one has done anything. People are sympathetic when she takes time off, as if it's ok.
Seriously, the woman has not worked two weeks without taking time off ever since November. And it's normally more than one day.
I think she should be made to take medical leave if her health is that bad, which I don't believe it is.
It's really not your place to say anything. It's a private matter between she and her boss. They may have an understanding. I had a job where I had a contract to come and go as I pleased, except when certain circumstances needed me there. Sometimes I worked 10 hour days, then be gone a week; come in at noon, etc. As long as I kept my work up to date and par. It was my boss's idea, not mine. Of course some coworkers were jealous, but it was none of their business.
No one has done anything. People are sympathetic when she takes time off, as if it's ok.
Seriously, the woman has not worked two weeks without taking time off ever since November. And it's normally more than one day.
I think she should be made to take medical leave if her health is that bad, which I don't believe it is.
It's really not your place to say anything. It's a private matter between she and her boss. They may have an understanding. I had a job where I had a contract to come and go as I pleased, except when certain circumstances needed me there. Sometimes I worked 10 hour days, then be gone a week; come in at noon, etc. As long as I kept my work up to date and par. It was my boss's idea, not mine. Of course some coworkers were jealous, but it was none of their business.
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