There is a dysfuntional person in our department. This person has a history and is in a 12 step program, and recently relasped. Though she is good at what she does her work ethic is that of a bully and she is loud and disruptive. Recently she was asked to sit down and keep her voice down by the HR Dept.
The problem is, our boss is hiring a new person for our department and is placing the new person under this co-worker. Some of us feel that we need to tell our boss that this is a disaster waiting to happen. Do we/I voice our concern or just let it go and see what happens? It depends on his mood; but he could respond with 1 of the 2: 1...I really don't care or 2. Why didn't you tell me sooner?
Any suggestions?
2007-04-24 08:33:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Instinct tells me that you should stay out of it. As you have mentioned that the HR Dept asked this colleague of yours to behave recently. There is no way that your boss is not aware of all these. So, I think he did for reason #1 ("I really don't care").
2007-04-24 08:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by coldrain 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Since you have an HR department, I would report your concerns to that dept. I'm not sure how your boss would not already know the issues. If he/she knows, it would appear there is an "I don't care" attitude with your boss. That is bad for the company and employee morale. Your bully co-worker may end up costing the company money (time/training) and prevent the new employee from having a fair chance at a good future.
2007-04-24 15:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by Sister 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I worked at a corporate cubicle farm I found the HR was worthless in this type of situation. You need to consider informing the boss of this issue without them knowing who the info is coming from.
An anonymous letter or email (type anonymous email into google) might do the trick. Send it from a public library. The boss will know it came from an employee, but won't know which one. It is best not to involve any co-workers in doing this as the more who know about it the more likely somebody is going to spill the beans.
Good Luck
2007-04-24 15:53:11 · answer #3 · answered by fighting saints 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If HR has already been involved, then surely your boss is aware of the problem. Maybe he thinks that by focusing her attention on a new employee, your coworker will be busy enough to stay on track and out of trouble. Keep in mind that if you do say something, you would essentially be telling your boss he is wrong, that he made a bad decision. That could reflect badly on you as it could be taken as criticism. I would stay out of it. I would also not share any of your opinions of this coworker with the new employee. Let this person come to their own conclusions but be available to help out if the new hire seems to be struggling.
2007-04-24 15:43:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jbuns 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are not in HR, then you do NOT want to get involved. Like you mentioned, HR is already aware of the situation and it's up to them to handle it. If I were you I would keep out of it because if anything happened you wouldn't want to get into trouble.
2007-04-24 16:04:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋