androbot01 wrote:
robnl wrote:
...I want to improve my performance and I feel frustrated when I am doing a bunch of work and my coworker is not immediately able to help out, I am sure he is doing his best, and so am I. Where am I going wrong?
This will annoy the manager. Just do your work and get along.
robnl wrote:
What do you think the coworker will be able to do to help you?
Nothing. It's more what you can do to help the coworker.
robnl wrote:
I think people really have to man up and realize that all the negative things you think about the other employee may not be true.
Assumptions are a bad idea. Best to ask questions. Then you learn something and maybe can be more able to contribute.
I guess it depends on where you think the problem is. If you think the problem is with the coworker, and that your viewpoint is accurate, then go for it. If you think the problem is with yourself and how you deal with people like the coworker and that you boss's viewpoint is better (because of experience, training, and position), then getting your boss' help for yourself may be better in the long run and can teach you some valuable skills for the future. The frustrated employee is looking to leave the company anyway if things don't go well anyway, what does it matter if they see if the boss is willing to help them find ways to work around what you say is happening with 80% of coworkers anyway? To the boss, it shows that you are trainable and willing to learn new things. Sure, the coworker(s) may hear that you're talking to the boss, but if you meet with the boss in a closed office and don't denegrate your coworkers (remember that you have a problem, not the coworker), what exactly are you worried about?
14 Apr 2017, 5:49 pm
