We only have 3 people working in the shop; and at one time just me and this guy I've been having probs with every sence I got their. Iam a really nice guy and help my co workers when needed and have even helped the guy that seems to just do things to drive me crazy all the time. I just like to put in my 40 and pritty much do any task that is asked of me. I think iam pritty nice but now after working their this long I'am begining to wonder. We all shair shop tools and I do have some of my own. I've tryed all kinds of thing to make thing more peaceful between us. I have even returned a shop tool to his work area even though its not his. The guy never picks up his mess I think he is the biggest slob I've ever worked with. He walks around thinking he never does any thing wrong; but to me does some crapy work at times. This guy will do things like leave his mess,trash the rest room,call me names but not directly.
And many other things.Iam not the kind to run to the office.What should I do?
2007-01-24 18:26:07 · 3 answers · asked by Todd 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Either run to the office or ignore it.
If the guy is rude to you already then he is not going to want to listen to your complaints about he is doing his job, that will only make him even angrier and cause him to get worse.
If he is truly doing shoddy work then you need to report him. That is important to the front office and a fireable offense. But, you need to have concrete proof and evidence of his shoddy work and his messy habits.
You can ask the office for a clarification on the rules for maintaining your work place and then point out that the shop doesn't seem to be following there standards. You can do this without naming the person.
Since you have been working there for a while, as long as you have a good record, then you should be able to safely file a complaint with management. The important thing is that you make it THEIR problem; shoddy work, possible failure of OCEA standards, or safety hazards in the shop area. If you make this guy YOUR problem then the front office isn't going to want to talk with you because you will seem like you are whining, and that is probably what you are worried about. You also don't want your complaint to break down into a "he said, he said" argument, or piss the other guy off you still have to work with him.
If he is calling you names and not being polite then why should you be nice to him? I wouldn't start calling him names, but I would start ignoring him and I would make sure that he didn't lay his hands on any of your personal tools. Get a toolbox that you can lock them up in. If they are your personal tools then you have that right.
Personally, I wouldn't give the guy the time of day and I would ignore him. Meanwhile I would make sure that the other people in the shop knew this guy had problems with you and he is the one that has raised the tension level in the shop. You want to almost bend over backward for the other employees and you want to be the friendly one. You also want to talk with the boss and see what they think. Do they even know these problems exist? Why do they keep this person around? BUT, I wouldn't confront the front office until I had an example of this guy's shoddy work or until he left work and left his area a mess and a safety hazard. No one likes a tattletale and that is the second thing you are concerned about. But, when there is a real issue of work or safety then it is your job to bring it to the attention of the front office.
2007-01-24 18:46:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be a man, and just do like I do and don't worry about it. It will take care of itself in due time. It always does for me. God removes people from me who give me trouble or either removes me from the people. He'll take care of you as well. You might get moved to a different position to where you don't have to work with certain people. God's mysterious like that.
2007-01-24 18:30:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you are doing everything right. You can't control how he reacts to you, but you certainly can control your own behavior and attitude. Sometimes people have personal issues which have nothing to do with you that affect their behavior. I'd say don't take it personally and keep trying to be a good, decent person.
2007-01-24 18:45:37 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋