My office is probably about 5x9 and I have to share it with a dweeb of an office mate. He is not even in my dept. He is a contractor who assists an administrative assistant, for those of you who dont get that it means he is assisting a secretary. He really does nothing all day except surf the net and is innappropriate to the admin. I hear him on the phone with her and he acts really wierd. She is recently married but I think she takes pity on him. Also, he is constantly closing the office door and I feel uncomfortable, so I tell him to open it. Other than the things he does that are so annoying like eating his lunch with his mouth open he just really serves no purpose and he bothers me. So, do I have the right to say anything to my boss about requesting to be moved or will i start more trouble than its worth?
2007-01-04 07:12:03 · 14 answers · asked by klynn598 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I think that you should sit down with your boss in a meeting one-on-one and tell him exactly what you said here (leave out the little things like eating with is mouth open). You should tell him that it makes you feel uncomfortable and that you would like to move your office or have a sit down with you, your boss, and the co-worker. What your co-worker is doing in the office is not apporpriate for work so you have every right to tell your boss it makes you feel uncomfortable. But make sure you have a sit down conversation and don't just quickly mention it to him. If there are other people at your office who have noticed this, you should talk with them about measures that you should take.
Hope this helps and good luck!
2007-01-04 07:17:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think alot of us had to work with annoying people. Try your best to ignore him, and if worse comes down to worse, have a talk with your boss or superviser and tell him or her that you think that you would work better in a different office away from the person you have to share an office with. Ask it to be kept in confidence and you are not out to cause any trouble Good luck.
2007-01-04 10:52:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If his actions are causing your work to suffer, I would have a discreet word with your boss to see if there are any alternative locations for either of you. Perhaps there might be some way to create a partition between you using a filing cabinet or other office equipment. You might still hear him but at least you would not have to look up and see him eating.
2007-01-04 07:19:43 · answer #3 · answered by lizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's completely fine to talk to your boss about moving to a different office. Your boss should be interested in helping you resolve this because it's distracting you from your work and making you a less effective worker. But please be super professional when doing this or you will come off as picking on the secretary's assistant.
Is it possible that you could resolve your differences with your officemate before you took it to your boss?
2007-01-04 07:18:35 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to your boss discreetly and inform him of what you are seeing in this "co-worker". Plus the fact the he is interfering with your work , explain it as it is. About his eating habits there is nothing that can be done. Perhaps you could ask to be moved somewhere else. Before talking to your boss rehearse and think of powerful words to use. Good luck.
2007-01-04 07:38:04 · answer #5 · answered by tiger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First step is to sit and talk with him. You get further with salt rather than sugar so I suggest having a sit down talk and hashing your issues out without seeming like you are coming down on him. So talk to him rather than at him and see if you can resolve your issues without going to your boss. If something can't be worked out and you just cant take it then say something to his boss. If problems are professional then that can be fixed but if it is just little petty stuff they may say just suck it up and stick it out. Remember you don't want to come off as being a whiner. Hope it works out!
2007-01-04 07:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by ace 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your coworkers comments in all likelihood come from a faux experience of attempting to assist. they could imagine they're providing strong suggestion for your well being yet going about it the incorrect way. some all of us is merely skinny. till a doctor tells you you want to attain weight than you shouldn't worry. those comments are irrelevant yet shrouded in strong intentions possibly so in case you may communicate that it offends you in a glossy way then that is optimal.
2016-12-01 20:05:52 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well some of the things he is doing is an HR issue. I would file a compliant on him with HR and let them handle it. By law there is to be no retaliation
2007-01-04 23:55:13 · answer #8 · answered by tnbadbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, I think you should mention it to your boss. If you don't everything will either stay the same or get worse. For now, try to ignore him and look at him as little as possible.
2007-01-04 08:03:29 · answer #9 · answered by Didi B. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The squeaky wheel gets the oil. Sad but true.
2007-01-04 08:02:08 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋