How do you get corporate managements attention?

Question

My buddy is working a for a huge corporation. The company hires incompetent people who complain about the small work hours, don't do the work and call in sick often. His fellow employees loaf around while he does a large amount of the work. His manager doesn't know what's going on with the job and how productivity is hampered by this. My buddy has to do his job and the others work in order to keep business inventory up to date. The middle management and upper management won't hire other people due to budget reasons and this leaves my friend constantly understaffed and doing two people's jobs. They also turn a deaf ear to my buddies recommendations.
He's a good guy and just wants to work and make his living.
What are some workable suggestions as to get upper management into gear? Write to corporate? What should he say? He's saving money for school and needs the job.

What are some recommendations you would do or have done in past similar experiences?

Thanks!

He is a supervisor

Answer 1

Gees...two things. He is saving money for school and needs the job tells me he is not "really" in the role for the long haul. Once he has the money there he will leave....so stay under the RADAR....clock on and clock off.

If other people arent doing their job then maybe it is because he seems to be doing it for them and allowing them to slacken off. Lets be smart here people.

1. He needs to stop doing other peoples workload (is there any real value in him doing it)
2. Lets not get caught up in Office Politics (he is leaving to go to school so stay out of trouble)
3. Why the need to get Senoir Management attention at all? Is it just to get these others under the microscope?

All in all he is best just doing his job and nothing more...if he wants to stand out for the right reason to management it should be because he is doing a good job..not because others are doing bad job...

Good luck

Answer 2

Rather than leapfrogging his boss (potential career suicide), your pal needs to get the boss on his side. Have him ask to meet with his immediate supervisor and get some clarification on his responsibilities (vs. those of Joe Slacker and Susie Slug.)

If Joe or Susie continue to slack, your pal can remind his boss of their discussion and the fact that HIS responsibilities are being executed correctly.

Some other tactics
- asking the boss if he's noticed that there "seems to be something going on" with Joe and/or Susie - your friend isn't sure, maybe there's a personal problem, Joe/Susie just doesn't seem to be too engaged with work lately.
-asking to work on projects that are likely to have more "corporate" visibility.
-networking with others throughout the company (lunch or coffee are good times for this.) The more people your friend gets to know, the more potential he'll have for an intercompany transfer and/or to be introduced to someone higher up the corporate ladder.

p.s. When he does work his way up the ladder, he'll meet people who are doing three or four people's jobs. Welcome to the workplace of the new millenium. :(

Answer 3

is he a their supervisor?

if so he should address them in writing and copy the letter to corporate. in this letter he should state all his concerns like the lack of productivity and how this lag is impacting on the company.

if not

he should ask his supervisor for a meeting with the offenders in attendance.