Comments on: Why is my lazy coworker making the same as I am? https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/10/why-is-my-lazy-coworker-making-the-same-as-i-am.html Everything to make HR better Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Robert https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/10/why-is-my-lazy-coworker-making-the-same-as-i-am.html#comment-163107 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:47:11 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2523#comment-163107 i wouldn’t focus on the lazy dude. management will reap what they have sown when you book for another position soon enough and they’re left with the putz. focus on doing a great job in your current position and keep your prospects open for another amazing opportunity. frankly everywhere i’ve ever worked there has been a lazy butt making too much for whatever reason. unless you’re in charge of the company focus on your career and your employer. it definitely works out… trustttttt me!

]]> By: Charles https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/10/why-is-my-lazy-coworker-making-the-same-as-i-am.html#comment-44650 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:49:50 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2523#comment-44650 Your last sentence says it all:

“But stop focusing on this other guy. Just let that all go, and focus on doing your job well.”

While it doesn’t exactly qualify for the 9 Minutes on Monday Giveaway I would like to suggest that it is among the best advice to give everyone.

Hey politicians! Are you listening! (seriously, we need to get some of those folks to read your advice here)

]]> By: Tanya https://www.evilhrlady.org/2012/10/why-is-my-lazy-coworker-making-the-same-as-i-am.html#comment-44523 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:24:31 +0000 https://www.evilhrlady.org/?p=2523#comment-44523 If you are overloaded and the company is failing to see that (which sometimes can happen… “YESmen/women” often seem willing to take on what comes their way and they can become overwhelmed with the workload but are afraid to say NO), then approach them and say “With my increased workload and responsibilities- give examples – I am feeling stretched a bit thin and I’m wondering if there is a way to take some of Project A or the remainder of Project B and hand it to Coordinator2 and his team. This would help my team out greatly because ___________, and it would keep C2’s team busy as well and make the workloads more balanced.”

If you are handling the increased workload just fine then I don’t see how it is your business what job the other coordinator doing. If you are making it personal and becoming resentful then it will only effect your own work in the long run. You don’t know what the company has in store for him or his team, and perhaps, when Project C comes along, their intention is to have his team take it on and your team could end up with a lighter workload/less hours when Project A & B finish.

I’m sure that your increased workload and the job you are doing to handle it IS getting noticed. If you appear competent then management willnot assume otherwise. If you are overwhelmed, they will only know if you say so. If you think you deserve more pay for the extra workload you have taken on, then you can speak up about that too. However, I would warn you that managers don’t always like to hear it in the middle of a project. It makes them nervous that you may abandon the project part way through. They don’t care for threats or ultimatums either. I personally would do the best job I could with what I had (presuming that it is a workload that is managable) and when Project D comes around, show all that I did to get A&B accomplished, on-time, and beyond expectations, and then bring forward a request for a fair increase.

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