SpiritDancer Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I'm having a problem with one of my colleagues. Now he's been working for the company for a year longer than me and he's already stated before that I've had more training than him and clearly he's not happy about it. But the difference is if I don'f feel like I can do something I'll say so whereas he doesn't and I've already been told my other colleagues that he's inherently slow. Now I do all my work but the difference between me and him is that... I'm not slow. I don't put it off. If I have work to do I get it done, I don't space it out throughout the day. Last week it was just me and him and he turned up everyday late, even left half way through the day at one point under the pretense that he had a dentist appointment and that he would 'work from home' but never did it. Then yesterday the manager asked for someone to do him a favour, he volunteered so it was left to him, the manager left and then he said 'if you're bored you could do that thing' I told him I wasn't and that I was also doing work. He then stated that I had just been on Facebook, which I had for like two minutes but its allowed and it wasn't stopping me doing work as I was waiting on someone replying to me. I had to walk out of the room for 30 minutes because I would have said something I didn't regret. I noticed a few weeks ago that he'd been spying on what I was doing during the day but I never said anything, just moved the camera so it wasn't pointing at me. I'm not the type of woman to take crap from my colleagues and I'm close to cracking. My mother tells me to write a complaint email but I don't know. I do know that I'm going to blow up at him before too long. Any advice? Link to post Share on other sites
TaraMaiden2 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Well, you have to talk to someone at work about him, because if he's not pulling his weight, then he's free-loading and is a liability. If you're on good terms with your boss, maybe an informal chat with him highlighting your concerns about him, his position, and how maybe some things may be a bit much... You're concerned he's feeling the strain.... address the issue as if you're worried about the guy, and you suggest your boss keep an eye on him, maybe monitor his progress, see how he deals with stress and pressure.... Link to post Share on other sites
nescafe1982 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 You should discreetly talk to your supervisor. And mention the spying, too (like, with a webcam? that is seriously creepy). Link to post Share on other sites
Author SpiritDancer Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 It's a high security building and all employees have access to the security cameras. He turned one of them onto my desk and onto my monitor. I'm quite close to my boss, we get along well and I don't know if that's part of his problem but if he thinks because I'm a woman that he's going to get away with stuff then he's picked the wrong woman. This b*tch bites back, hard but I don't want to lose my rag and lose my job because of the idiot. Link to post Share on other sites
nescafe1982 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Aha, less creepy. But still harassment. Probably the lowest-stakes way to complain to the boss is to 1) speak with your supervisor person-to-person (no paper trail or email thread to get back to this guy), and 2) to connect with him/her at the end of the day or at some other moment when this guy is not in the office to observe it. But what you're describing sounds clearly like he's not pulling his weight, and a bit like he's creating a hostile work environment for you. It's worth speaking up. Link to post Share on other sites
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