Problem subordinate

line_dancer

I have a person working in my department who really does not pull her weight. She is supposed to work 3 hours each morning, but many a time she turns up for work late and breaks off before her finishing time. She spends no end of time chatting to other members of staff, yet when I mention this to my manager he refuses to acknowledge this and says he hasn't noticed!! Does any one have any suggestions how I deal with this. The staff in my office think she is wonderful (because she always has time for a chat and to gossip) so I know I would certainly be the bad guy if I spoke out in the open about this. Help please? This is especially annoying when we are busy and I have to sort out her mistakes or do the extra work which she should have done. Thank you for any of your comments.

gibson123

Do you line-manage her?

McKneff

Why do you call her a subordinate, are you her boss, your heading gives the impression that you are but the post gives the impression
that you are two employees working alongside each other.

SueC_2

If you are her manager, you need to 'manage' the situation.

If you are her colleague, you need to concentrate on your performance, not hers.

stef73

If your not her manager and just a work collegue stop sorting out her mistakes and stop doing extra work and let a manager deal with it, if your her manager speak to her about the mistakes

SueC_2

stef73 wrote: »

stop sorting out her mistakes and stop doing extra work and let a manager deal with it

What, so the manager has two under-performing employees to deal with instead of one?

There is no easier way to shine than by comparison with a poor performer, and ultimately it's a much better career path than deliberately sinking to their level.

Sambucus_Nigra

You have no idea whether the manager is indeed not managing [in which case you will be showing up their lack of management skills] or 'giving her enough rope' in order to manage her out.

My advice would be to let them both get on with it, keep your head down and do your own work. If she makes mistakes - ask your manager whether s/he wants you to correct them or leave them.

stef73

SueC wrote: »

What, so the manager has two under-performing employees to deal with instead of one?

There is no easier way to shine than by comparison with a poor performer, and ultimately it's a much better career path than deliberately sinking to their level.

No the manager would have 1 employee who was perfoming correctly doing there tasks, and 1 who was not having there underperformance covered up and would then have to deal with the problem

denla

Perhaps OP is a supervisor? Maybe she's just there for office decoration and the manager likes having this lazy staff to view at? Lol.

line_dancer

Thank you to everyone for your comments and advice. I have a department where she is supposed to assist me. I work for a small company where the manager makes the decisions.